About Nanan Village

Nanan is one of the larger villages in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,210, made up of 4,222 males and 3,988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 811 hectares hectares.

Nanan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Silao
Area (hectares)	811 hectares
Population	8,210
Male Population	4,222
Female Population	3,988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanan compares

By the 2011 count Nanan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 811 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Nanan

Nanan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nanan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nanan from other places

Nanan lies about 7.6 km from Silao, and the nearest railway station is Nalanda, about 5.4 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 Nanan
Nearest railway station	Nalanda	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silao	7.6 km

Villages closest to Nanan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanan village had a population of 8,210. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Nanan village has 4,222 males and 3,988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanan has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Nanan covers 811 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nanan falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nanan is Nalanda, about 5.4 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 village for Nanan.

Nanan is about 7.6 km from Silao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanan is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Nalanda is about 5.4 km away. Silao is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.