About Naraura Village

Naraura is one of the larger villages in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,888, made up of 4,580 males and 4,308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares.

Naraura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naraura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Noorsarai
Area (hectares)	449 hectares
Population	8,888
Male Population	4,580
Female Population	4,308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Naraura compares

By the 2011 count Naraura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Naraura

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

Naraura lies about 10 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Chandi, about under 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 Naraura
Nearest railway station	Chandi	under 2 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Noorsarai	10 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	10 km

Villages closest to Naraura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naraura village had a population of 8,888. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Naraura village has 4,580 males and 4,308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naraura has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Naraura covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Naraura falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Naraura is Chandi, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Naraura.

Naraura is about 10 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naraura is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Chandi is about under 2 km away. Hilsa is about 9.7 km away. Noorsarai is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.