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About Nakipur Village

Nakipur is one of the larger villages in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,275, made up of 4,773 males and 4,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.7 hectares hectares.

Nakipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Area (hectares) 400.7 hectares
Population 9,275
Male Population 4,773
Female Population 4,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nakipur compares

By the 2011 count Nakipur is the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 400.7 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Nakipur

Nakipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nakipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nakipur from other places

Nakipur lies about 9.7 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 4.1 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 Nakipur
Nearest railway station Semapur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 9.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 9.7 km

Villages closest to Nakipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakipur village had a population of 9,275. That makes it the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Nakipur village has 4,773 males and 4,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakipur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Nakipur covers 400.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nakipur falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nakipur is Semapur, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nakipur.

Nakipur is about 9.7 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakipur is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 4.1 km away. Korha is about 9.7 km away. Katihar is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simaria (1.7 km), Bargaon (2.9 km) and Sandalpur (3.1 km).

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

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