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About Nandal Village

Nandal is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 398 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Pincode 855102
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 398
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandal compares

By the 2011 count Nandal is the 133rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Nandal

Nandal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nandal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandal from other places

Nandal lies about 42 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 7.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nandal
Nearest railway station Kachna 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 7.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 14 km
District headquarters Katihar 42 km

Villages closest to Nandal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandal village had a population of 735. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Nandal village has 398 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandal has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Nandal is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandal covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandal falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nandal is Kachna, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nandal.

Nandal is about 42 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandal is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Kachna is about 7.0 km away. Barsoi is about 7.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansgaon (under 2 km), Sorakhar (under 2 km) and Duha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nandal today is likely to be higher.

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