About Nosra Village

Nosra is a mid sized village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,683, made up of 854 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares.

Nosra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nosra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Noorsarai
Area (hectares)	143 hectares
Population	1,683
Male Population	854
Female Population	829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
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 Nosra compares

By the 2011 count Nosra is the 37th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Nosra

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

Nosra lies about 9.9 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Noorsarai, about 2.7 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 Nosra
Nearest railway station	Noorsarai	2.7 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	9.9 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	11 km

Villages closest to Nosra

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 Nosra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nosra village had a population of 1,683. That makes it the 37th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Nosra village has 854 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nosra has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Nosra covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nosra falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nosra is Noorsarai, about 2.7 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 Nosra.

Nosra is about 9.9 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nosra is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about 2.7 km away. Nalanda is about 9.9 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.