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About Najiba Village

Najiba is a mid sized village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,976, made up of 1,014 males and 962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Najiba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Najiba village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841422
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 1,976
Male Population 1,014
Female Population 962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Najiba compares

By the 2011 count Najiba is the 49th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Najiba

Najiba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Najiba as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Najiba from other places

Najiba lies about 8.1 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 9.9 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 Najiba
District headquarters Saran 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Saghar Sultanpur Halt 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 19 km
Nearest town Marhaura 20 km

Villages closest to Najiba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Najiba village had a population of 1,976. That makes it the 49th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Najiba village has 1,014 males and 962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Najiba has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Najiba is 841422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Najiba covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Najiba falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Najiba is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Najiba.

Najiba is about 8.1 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Najiba is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 8.1 km away. Saghar Sultanpur Halt is about 9.9 km away. Baniapur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaiya Ramki Dhauri (under 2 km), Manopali (under 2 km) and Chak Pir (1.6 km).

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

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