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About Nakauch Village

Nakauch is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 546 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakauch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakauch village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 247.71 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 546
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakauch compares

By the 2011 count Nakauch is the 53rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 247.71 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Nakauch

Nakauch is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nakauch as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nakauch from other places

Nakauch lies about 15 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 13 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 Nakauch
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 5.4 km
Nearest town Bangaon 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 13 km
District headquarters Saharsa 15 km

Villages closest to Nakauch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakauch village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Nakauch village has 546 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakauch has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Nakauch is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakauch covers 247.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakauch falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nakauch is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nakauch.

Nakauch is about 15 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakauch is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 5.4 km away. Bangaon is about 8.3 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri 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 Bijwar (1.6 km), Rajhanpur (1.9 km) and Sirwar (1.9 km).

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

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