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About Naughata Village

Naughata is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 97 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Naughata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naughata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 97
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naughata compares

By the 2011 count Naughata is the 82nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Naughata

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

Naughata lies about 18 km from Sahibganj. 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 Naughata
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 3.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Naughata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naughata village had a population of 205. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Naughata village has 97 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naughata has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Naughata covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naughata falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Naughata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Naughata is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naughata is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 3.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 12 km away. Sahibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagjori (under 2 km), Lakhipur (under 2 km) and Khairasol (under 2 km).

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

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