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About Nonhi Village

Nonhi is a mid sized village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 767 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nonhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nonhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rajgir
Pincode 803316
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 767
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nonhi compares

By the 2011 count Nonhi is the 22nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Nonhi

Nonhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nonhi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nonhi from other places

Nonhi lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rajgir, about 1.8 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 Nonhi
Nearest railway station Rajgir 1.8 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 2.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Nonhi

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 Nonhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nonhi village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Nonhi village has 767 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nonhi has about 877 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 Nonhi is 803316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nonhi covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nonhi falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nonhi is Rajgir, about 1.8 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 km distance for Nonhi.

Nonhi is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nonhi is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Rajgir is about 1.8 km away. Rājgīr is about 2.5 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahub (under 2 km), Basuain (under 2 km) and Hasanpur (1.7 km).

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

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