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About Nankar Village

Nankar is a small village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 3 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nankar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Pincode 847105
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 3
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nankar compares

By the 2011 count Nankar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Nankar

Nankar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nankar 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 Nankar from other places

Nankar lies about 56 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, 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 Nankar
Nearest town Benipur 13 km
Nearest railway station Lohna Road 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 34 km
District headquarters Samastipur 56 km

Villages closest to Nankar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Nankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nankar village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Nankar village has 3 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nankar has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Nankar is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nankar covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nankar falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nankar is Lohna Road, about 14 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 Nankar.

Nankar is about 56 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nankar is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Benipur is about 13 km away. Lohna Road is about 14 km away. Shivaji Nagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siripur Tola Bhajrahia (25 km), Sirsia (26 km) and Samarhati (26 km).

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

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