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About Nahrakol Village

Nahrakol is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,979, made up of 1,048 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahrakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahrakol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 1,979
Male Population 1,048
Female Population 931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nahrakol compares

By the 2011 count Nahrakol is the 62nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Nahrakol

Nahrakol is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nahrakol 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nahrakol from other places

Nahrakol lies about 38 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 14 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 Nahrakol
Tehsil headquarters Amour 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Kanki 14 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 38 km

Villages closest to Nahrakol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahrakol village had a population of 1,979. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Nahrakol village has 1,048 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahrakol has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Nahrakol is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahrakol covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nahrakol falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nahrakol is Kanki, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nahrakol.

Nahrakol is about 38 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahrakol is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 6.4 km away. Kanki is about 14 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahuabari (under 2 km), Rangamati (under 2 km) and Talbari (1.8 km).

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

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