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About Nirakhpur Village

Nirakhpur is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,621, made up of 860 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nirakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirakhpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Pincode 801110
Area (hectares) 109.26 hectares
Population 1,621
Male Population 860
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Nirakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Nirakhpur is the 53rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 109.26 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Nirakhpur

Nirakhpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nirakhpur 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 Nirakhpur from other places

Nirakhpur lies about 57 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 21 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 Nirakhpur
Nearest town Arwal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 21 km
District headquarters Patna 57 km

Villages closest to Nirakhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirakhpur village had a population of 1,621. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Nirakhpur village has 860 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirakhpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Nirakhpur is 801110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nirakhpur covers 109.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nirakhpur falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nirakhpur is Jehanabad Court, about 21 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 Nirakhpur.

Nirakhpur is about 57 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirakhpur is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Arwal is about 12 km away. Paliganj is about 14 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ataulah (2.8 km), Rukunpura (2.9 km) and Makbulpur (3.5 km).

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

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