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About Nathpur Village

Nathpur is one of the larger villages in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,965, made up of 3,650 males and 3,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Pincode 853204
Area (hectares) 696 hectares
Population 6,965
Male Population 3,650
Female Population 3,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nathpur compares

By the 2011 count Nathpur is the 12th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 696 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Nathpur

Nathpur 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 Nathpur 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 Nathpur from other places

Nathpur lies about 47 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, 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 Nathpur
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Banikpur Halt 12 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 47 km

Villages closest to Nathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nathpur village had a population of 6,965. That makes it the 12th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Nathpur village has 3,650 males and 3,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nathpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Nathpur is 853204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nathpur covers 696 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nathpur falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nathpur is Banikpur Halt, about 12 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 Nathpur.

Nathpur is about 47 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nathpur is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 9.2 km away. Banikpur Halt is about 12 km away. Naugachhia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalsa Arazi (under 2 km), Kanp (under 2 km) and Balia (2.1 km).

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

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