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About Nahar Village

Nahar is one of the larger villages in Pandaul tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,052, made up of 2,550 males and 2,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.91 hectares hectares.

Nahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Pandaul
Area (hectares) 371.91 hectares
Population 5,052
Male Population 2,550
Female Population 2,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahar compares

By the 2011 count Nahar is the 18th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,895 residents. Its 371.91 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Nahar

Nahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nahar from other places

Nahar lies about 12 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Mahrail, about 10 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 Nahar
Nearest railway station Mahrail 10 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 11 km
District headquarters Madhubani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandaul 13 km

Villages closest to Nahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahar village had a population of 5,052. That makes it the 18th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,895 residents.

Nahar village has 2,550 males and 2,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Nahar covers 371.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nahar falls under Pandaul tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nahar is Mahrail, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nahar.

Nahar is about 12 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahar is in Pandaul tehsil of Madhubani district. Mahrail is about 10 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 11 km away. Madhubani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwatipur (under 2 km), Bhagwatipur Inamat (under 2 km) and Baluaha (1.6 km).

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

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