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About Nehusa Village

Nehusa is a large village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,532, made up of 1,836 males and 1,696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366 hectares hectares.

Nehusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nehusa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 366 hectares
Population 3,532
Male Population 1,836
Female Population 1,696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nehusa compares

By the 2011 count Nehusa is the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 366 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Nehusa

Nehusa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nehusa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nehusa from other places

Nehusa lies about 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kharuara Halt, about 2.2 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 Nehusa
Nearest railway station Kharuara Halt 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 4.4 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 7.4 km
District headquarters Nalanda 24 km

Villages closest to Nehusa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nehusa village had a population of 3,532. That makes it the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Nehusa village has 1,836 males and 1,696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nehusa has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Nehusa covers 366 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nehusa falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nehusa is Kharuara Halt, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nehusa.

Nehusa is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nehusa is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Kharuara Halt is about 2.2 km away. Harnaut is about 4.4 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokhulpur (under 2 km), Tira (1.5 km) and Sherpur (1.6 km).

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

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