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About Nandania Village

Nandania is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,860, made up of 1,992 males and 1,868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Nandania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandania village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 3,860
Male Population 1,992
Female Population 1,868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nandania compares

By the 2011 count Nandania is the 10th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Nandania

The census records public bus service for Nandania 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandania from other places

Nandania lies about 43 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 12 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 Nandania
Nearest railway station Kanki 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 43 km

Villages closest to Nandania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandania village had a population of 3,860. That makes it the 10th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Nandania village has 1,992 males and 1,868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandania has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Nandania covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nandania falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nandania is Kanki, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Nandania is about 43 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandania is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 12 km away. Kishanganj is about 20 km away. Baisa 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 Aura (under 2 km), Khagaura (under 2 km) and Mirpur (under 2 km).

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

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