About Nouraj Village

Nouraj is a mid sized village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 487 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.16 hectares hectares.

Nouraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nouraj village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sagar
Tehsil	Shahgarh
Area (hectares)	247.16 hectares
Population	907
Male Population	487
Female Population	420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nouraj compares

By the 2011 count Nouraj is the 42nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 247.16 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Nouraj

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

Nouraj lies about 37 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 28 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 Nouraj
Nearest town	Banda	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Ganeshganj	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahgarh	28 km
District headquarters	Sagar	37 km

Villages closest to Nouraj

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

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Common questions about Nouraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Nouraj village had a population of 907. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Nouraj village has 487 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nouraj has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Nouraj covers 247.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nouraj falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nouraj is Ganeshganj, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nouraj.

Nouraj is about 37 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nouraj is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 8.0 km away. Ganeshganj is about 28 km away. Shahgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.