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About Nekpur Village

Nekpur is a large village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,814, made up of 2,031 males and 1,783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nekpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nekpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rajgir
Pincode 803116
Area (hectares) 596 hectares
Population 3,814
Male Population 2,031
Female Population 1,783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nekpur compares

By the 2011 count Nekpur is the 7th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 596 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Nekpur

The census records public bus service for Nekpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nekpur from other places

Nekpur lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rajgir, about 6.8 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 Nekpur
Nearest railway station Rajgir 6.8 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 7.2 km
District headquarters Nalanda 25 km

Villages closest to Nekpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nekpur village had a population of 3,814. That makes it the 7th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Nekpur village has 2,031 males and 1,783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nekpur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Nekpur is 803116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nekpur covers 596 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nekpur falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nekpur is Rajgir, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance for Nekpur.

Nekpur is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nekpur is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Rajgir is about 6.8 km away. Rājgīr is about 7.2 km away. Nalanda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thera (1.8 km), Mahuwalla (2.3 km) and Katari (2.3 km).

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

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