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About Nitandar Village

Nitandar is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 951 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430 hectares hectares.

Nitandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nitandar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 430 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 951
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nitandar compares

By the 2011 count Nitandar is the 65th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 430 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Nitandar

Nitandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nitandar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nitandar from other places

Nitandar lies about 29 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, 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 Nitandar
Tehsil headquarters Amour 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 14 km
Nearest town Kasba 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 29 km

Villages closest to Nitandar

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 Nitandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nitandar village had a population of 1,794. That makes it the 65th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Nitandar village has 951 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nitandar has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Nitandar covers 430 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nitandar falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nitandar is Surja Kama, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Nitandar is about 29 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nitandar is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 4.0 km away. Surja Kama is about 14 km away. Kasba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (under 2 km), Kanharia (under 2 km) and Dumra (1.5 km).

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

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