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About Nagai Village

Nagai is a mid sized village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 277 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4 hectares hectares.

Nagai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Siswan
Area (hectares) 4 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 277
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagai compares

By the 2011 count Nagai is the 55th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 4 hectares work out to about 136 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 well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Nagai

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

How far is Nagai from other places

Nagai lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 8.8 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 Nagai
Nearest railway station Chainwa 8.8 km
Nearest town Reoti 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Siswan 28 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Nagai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagai village had a population of 543. That makes it the 55th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Nagai village has 277 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagai has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Nagai covers 4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 136 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagai falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagai is Chainwa, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nagai.

Nagai is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagai is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 8.8 km away. Reoti is about 15 km away. Siswan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagai Khas (under 2 km), Nirmal Nagai (under 2 km) and Noniapatti (under 2 km).

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

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