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About Nautan Village

Nautan is a large village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,938, made up of 2,001 males and 1,937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares.

Nautan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nautan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 3,938
Male Population 2,001
Female Population 1,937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nautan compares

By the 2011 count Nautan is the 11th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Nautan

Nautan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nautan as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nautan from other places

Nautan lies about 16 km from Saran. 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 Nautan
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 3.6 km
District headquarters Saran 16 km
Nearest town Revelganj 18 km

Villages closest to Nautan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nautan village had a population of 3,938. That makes it the 11th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Nautan village has 2,001 males and 1,937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nautan has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Nautan covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nautan falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Nautan notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nautan.

Nautan is about 16 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nautan is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 3.6 km away. Saran is about 16 km away. Revelganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hakam (1.6 km), Jamanpura (2.0 km) and Ekari (2.2 km).

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

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