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About Nautan Village

Nautan is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,012, made up of 1,483 males and 1,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares.

Nautan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nautan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 3,012
Male Population 1,483
Female Population 1,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nautan compares

By the 2011 count Nautan is the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1048.

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 - 10 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 Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 4.8 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 Nautan
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 5.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 5.0 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Nautan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 3,012. That makes it the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Nautan village has 1,483 males and 1,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nautan has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1048.

Nautan covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nautan falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nautan is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nautan.

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

Nautan is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 4.8 km away. Maharajganj is about 5.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaur Kathak (under 2 km), Gohpur (under 2 km) and Gaur Rauza (under 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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