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About Nonia Village

Nonia is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 297 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nonia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nonia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 297
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nonia compares

By the 2011 count Nonia is the 107th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Nonia

Nonia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nonia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nonia from other places

Nonia lies about 25 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 47 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 Nonia
Nearest town Sherghāti 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 25 km
District headquarters Chatra 25 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 47 km

Villages closest to Nonia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Nonia

As per the Census of India 2011, Nonia village had a population of 570. That makes it the 107th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Nonia village has 297 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nonia has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Nonia is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nonia covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nonia falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nonia is Guraru, about 47 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 km distance for Nonia.

Nonia is about 25 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nonia is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 19 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 25 km away. Chatra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pali (under 2 km), Dundu (under 2 km) and Barapur (under 2 km).

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

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