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About Nerut Village

Nerut is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,232, made up of 2,098 males and 2,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nerut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Pincode 803107
Area (hectares) 367 hectares
Population 4,232
Male Population 2,098
Female Population 2,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nerut compares

By the 2011 count Nerut is the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Nerut

Nerut is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nerut 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nerut from other places

Nerut lies about 27 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 12 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 Nerut
Nearest town Bar Bigha 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 27 km
District headquarters Nalanda 27 km

Villages closest to Nerut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerut village had a population of 4,232. That makes it the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Nerut village has 2,098 males and 2,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerut has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Nerut is 803107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nerut covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nerut falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nerut is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nerut.

Nerut is about 27 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nerut is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Bar Bigha is about 6.3 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 12 km away. Asthawan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gong Chak (under 2 km), Onda (under 2 km) and Amanwan (under 2 km).

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

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