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About Nankar Village

Nankar is a mid sized village in Jogapatti tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 324 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Nankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nankar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Jogapatti
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 324
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nankar compares

By the 2011 count Nankar is the 82nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Nankar

Nankar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nankar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nankar from other places

Nankar lies about 13 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kumarbagh, about 18 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 Nankar
Tehsil headquarters Jogapatti 4.4 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 13 km
Nearest railway station Kumarbagh 18 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 20 km

Villages closest to Nankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nankar village had a population of 643. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents.

Nankar village has 324 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nankar has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Nankar covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nankar falls under Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nankar is Kumarbagh, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nankar.

Nankar is about 13 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nankar is in Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Jogapatti is about 4.4 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 13 km away. Kumarbagh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (under 2 km), Pararawan (under 2 km) and Chorhi (1.6 km).

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

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