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About Nilkanthpur Village

Nilkanthpur is a mid sized village in Mahua tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,512, made up of 828 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilkanthpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilkanthpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Mahua
Pincode 844122
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 1,512
Male Population 828
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nilkanthpur compares

By the 2011 count Nilkanthpur is the 67th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Nilkanthpur

Nilkanthpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nilkanthpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nilkanthpur from other places

Nilkanthpur lies about 41 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Gram Kharika, about 14 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 Nilkanthpur
Tehsil headquarters Mahua 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Gram Kharika 14 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 21 km
District headquarters Vaishali 41 km

Villages closest to Nilkanthpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilkanthpur village had a population of 1,512. That makes it the 67th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Nilkanthpur village has 828 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilkanthpur has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Nilkanthpur is 844122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilkanthpur covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nilkanthpur falls under Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nilkanthpur is Gram Kharika, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nilkanthpur.

Nilkanthpur is about 41 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilkanthpur is in Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district. Mahua is about 3.7 km away. Gram Kharika is about 14 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maksudpur Taj (under 2 km), Narsinghpur Bagahi (under 2 km) and Sherpur Chhatwara (under 2 km).

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

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