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About Nankar Village

Nankar is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 703 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.2 hectares hectares.

Nankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nankar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 71.2 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 703
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 88th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 71.2 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

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 5 - 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 9.6 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 8.9 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 Narkatiaganj 8.7 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Narkatyaganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 9.6 km

Villages closest to Nankar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatiaganj 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 1,339. That makes it the 88th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Nankar village has 703 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nankar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Nankar covers 71.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Nankar is Narkatyaganj, about 8.9 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 - 10 km distance for Nankar.

Nankar is about 9.6 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 Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatiaganj is about 8.7 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 8.7 km away. Narkatyaganj is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa (under 2 km), Pakri Dih (under 2 km) and Imilia (2.3 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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