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About Nathua Village

Nathua is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,961, made up of 1,546 males and 1,415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Nathua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nathua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 2,961
Male Population 1,546
Female Population 1,415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nathua compares

By the 2011 count Nathua is the 25th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Nathua

Nathua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nathua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nathua from other places

Nathua lies about 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Shilhauri Halt, about 2.4 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 Nathua
Nearest railway station Shilhauri Halt 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 5.3 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Nathua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nathua village had a population of 2,961. That makes it the 25th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Nathua village has 1,546 males and 1,415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nathua has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Nathua covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nathua falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nathua is Shilhauri Halt, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nathua.

Nathua is about 22 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nathua is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Shilhauri Halt is about 2.4 km away. Marhaura is about 5.3 km away. Saran is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awari (under 2 km), Lerua (1.6 km) and Salimapur (1.6 km).

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

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