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About Nai Village

Nai is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,575, made up of 836 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Ekangarsarai
Pincode 801306
Area (hectares) 103.22 hectares
Population 1,575
Male Population 836
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Nai compares

By the 2011 count Nai is the 40th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 103.22 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Nai

Nai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nai 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 Nai from other places

Nai lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rajgir, about 6.1 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 Nai
Nearest railway station Rajgir 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 6.8 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekangarsarai 23 km

Villages closest to Nai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nai village had a population of 1,575. That makes it the 40th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Nai village has 836 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nai has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Nai is 801306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nai covers 103.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nai falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nai is Rajgir, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nai.

Nai is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nai is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Rajgir is about 6.1 km away. Rājgīr is about 6.8 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muhammadpur (15 km), Jamuawan (16 km) and Bishunpur (16 km).

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

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