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About Nad Village

Nad is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 514 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Nad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 514
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nad compares

By the 2011 count Nad is the 57th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Nad

Nad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nad from other places

Nad lies about 27 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 3.5 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 Nad
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Laundh 3.5 km
Nearest town Rajauli 11 km
District headquarters Nawada 27 km

Villages closest to Nad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nad village had a population of 989. That makes it the 57th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Nad village has 514 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nad has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Nad covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nad falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nad is Laundh, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nad.

Nad is about 27 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nad is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Sirdala is about 3.3 km away. Laundh is about 3.5 km away. Rajauli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendua (under 2 km), Akauna (under 2 km) and Upardih (under 2 km).

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

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