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About Nautan Village

Nautan is one of the larger villages in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,250, made up of 3,691 males and 3,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398 hectares hectares.

Nautan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nautan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Nautan
Area (hectares) 398 hectares
Population 7,250
Male Population 3,691
Female Population 3,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nautan compares

By the 2011 count Nautan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents. Its 398 hectares work out to about 18 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 985.

Getting to Nautan

Nautan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nautan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nautan from other places

Nautan lies about 37 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 3.6 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 Ekma 3.6 km
Nearest town Revelganj 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 37 km

Villages closest to Nautan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nautan 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 7,250. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents.

Nautan village has 3,691 males and 3,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nautan has about 964 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 985.

Nautan covers 398 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nautan falls under Nautan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nautan is Ekma, about 3.6 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 village for Nautan.

Nautan is about 37 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 Nautan tehsil of Siwan district. Ekma is about 3.6 km away. Revelganj is about 18 km away. Siwan is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (2.7 km), Narayanpur (4.3 km) and Mathia (6.1 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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