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About Nur Ganj Village

Nur Ganj is a mid sized village in Warisnagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 451 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.83 hectares hectares.

Nur Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nur Ganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Warisnagar
Area (hectares) 19.83 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 451
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nur Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Nur Ganj is the 53rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents. Its 19.83 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Nur Ganj

The census records public bus service for Nur Ganj as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nur Ganj from other places

Nur Ganj lies about 6.7 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhagwanpur Desu, about 4.6 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 Nur Ganj
Nearest railway station Bhagwanpur Desu 4.6 km
District headquarters Samastipur 6.7 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Warisnagar 9.5 km

Villages closest to Nur Ganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Warisnagar 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 Nur Ganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Nur Ganj village had a population of 852. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents.

Nur Ganj village has 451 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nur Ganj has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Nur Ganj covers 19.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nur Ganj falls under Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nur Ganj is Bhagwanpur Desu, about 4.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nur Ganj.

Nur Ganj is about 6.7 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nur Ganj is in Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Bhagwanpur Desu is about 4.6 km away. Samastipur is about 6.7 km away. Samāstipur is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur Ganj (under 2 km), Hansa (under 2 km) and Sathmalpur (under 2 km).

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

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