About Nohsa Village

Nohsa is a large village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,135, made up of 2,172 males and 1,963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688 hectares hectares.

Nohsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nohsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Area (hectares)	688 hectares
Population	4,135
Male Population	2,172
Female Population	1,963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nohsa compares

By the 2011 count Nohsa is the 7th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 688 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Nohsa

Nohsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nohsa as Available within 5 - 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 Nohsa from other places

Nohsa lies about 13 km from Nalanda. 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 Nohsa
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	2.8 km
Nearest town	Silao	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	13 km

Villages closest to Nohsa

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

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Common questions about Nohsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nohsa village had a population of 4,135. That makes it the 7th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Nohsa village has 2,172 males and 1,963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nohsa has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Nohsa covers 688 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nohsa falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Nohsa notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nohsa.

Nohsa is about 13 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nohsa is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 2.8 km away. Silao is about 11 km away. Nalanda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.