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About Nauranga Village

Nauranga is a large village in Bind tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,532, made up of 1,315 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares.

Nauranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nauranga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Bind
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 2,532
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nauranga compares

By the 2011 count Nauranga is the 7th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Nauranga

Nauranga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nauranga 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 Nauranga from other places

Nauranga lies about 30 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, about 14 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 Nauranga
Tehsil headquarters Bind 3.3 km
Nearest town Bar Bigha 13 km
Nearest railway station Achuara Halt 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 30 km

Villages closest to Nauranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nauranga village had a population of 2,532. That makes it the 7th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Nauranga village has 1,315 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nauranga has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Nauranga covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nauranga falls under Bind tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nauranga is Achuara Halt, about 14 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 Nauranga.

Nauranga is about 30 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nauranga is in Bind tehsil of Nalanda district. Bind is about 3.3 km away. Bar Bigha is about 13 km away. Achuara Halt is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajnipur (under 2 km), Nirpur Khalsa (2.4 km) and Bakra (2.5 km).

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

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