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About Imamganj Village

Imamganj is one of the larger villages in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,749, made up of 3,474 males and 3,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares.

Imamganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Imamganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 6,749
Male Population 3,474
Female Population 3,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Imamganj compares

By the 2011 count Imamganj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Imamganj

Imamganj 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 Imamganj 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Imamganj from other places

Imamganj lies about 12 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, 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 Imamganj
Nearest railway station Sohsarai under 2 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 5.7 km
District headquarters Nalanda 12 km

Villages closest to Imamganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Imamganj village had a population of 6,749. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Imamganj village has 3,474 males and 3,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Imamganj has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Imamganj covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Imamganj falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Imamganj is Sohsarai, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Imamganj is about 12 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Imamganj is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Sohsarai is about under 2 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 2.9 km away. Rahui is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaje Sarai (1.6 km), Milki (2.1 km) and Itasan Bhadwa (2.7 km).

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

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