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About Nisundra Village

Nisundra is a small village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 237 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.97 hectares hectares.

Nisundra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nisundra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Falka
Area (hectares) 173.97 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 237
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nisundra compares

By the 2011 count Nisundra is the 37th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 173.97 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Nisundra

Nisundra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nisundra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nisundra from other places

Nisundra lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 15 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 Nisundra
Tehsil headquarters Falka 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 15 km
Nearest town Purnia 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 29 km

Villages closest to Nisundra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falka 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 Nisundra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nisundra village had a population of 468. That makes it the 37th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Nisundra village has 237 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nisundra has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Nisundra covers 173.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nisundra falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nisundra is Bakhri, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nisundra.

Nisundra is about 29 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nisundra is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 2.7 km away. Bakhri is about 15 km away. Purnia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohtha (under 2 km), Pakaria (2.2 km) and Babhani (2.6 km).

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

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