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Nankar

नंकर
Alinagar mandal
Pincode 847405
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Nankar is a village in Alinagar mandal, Darbhanga district, Bihar. It has a population of 1,654 across 304 households, with a literacy rate of 42.3%. The village is located at 27.108°N, 84.464°E with postal code 847405.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BIPLAV KUMAR CHAUDHARY
Contact: 92****7316
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LGD code
227244
Pincode
847405
Post office
Kurso Nadiami
Population
1,654
Households
304
Literacy rate
42.3%
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000♂
Workers
463
Distance to district centre
215 km
Distance to mandal centre
222 km
Distance to Patna
181 km
Distance to Kolkata
640 km
Nearest railway station
Narkatyaganj · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Nankar compares

By population, Nankar ranks #29 of 44 villages in Alinagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.3%
+2.5% vs mandal average
Nankar
42.3%
Alinagar mandal
39.8%
Darbhanga district
46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
−7 vs mandal average
Nankar
921
Alinagar mandal
928
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
Nankar
5.4
Alinagar mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Nankar at a glance

Nankar is a village of 1,654 people in 304 households (Census 2011) in Alinagar block, Darbhanga district, Bihar, the 29th-largest of 44 villages in Alinagar block. Literacy is 42%, 3 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. It lies 215 km from the Darbhanga district centre, 0 km from Champapur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 847405, served by Kurso Nadiami post office; the LGD village code is 227244. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 km away. The sarpanch is BIPLAV KUMAR CHAUDHARY, and the village votes in Gaura Bauram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sujit Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,950 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Hanuman Nagar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Nankar · this village1,65442%
Murli · Alauli2,33129%0 km N
Barwa · Ramnagar00 km N
Barwa · Kadipur50263%0 km N
Mathia · Basantpur1,88964%0 km N
Baswaria · Motihari0 km N
Nankar · Harraiya34543%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nankar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BENIPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Hanuman Nagar
Total area (ha)
118.36
Irrigated area (ha)
30.1
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Nankar

LGD code
227244
Pincode
847405
Post office
Kurso Nadiami
Population (Census 2011)
1,654
Population (projected 2026)
1,950
Households
304
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
921
Literacy rate
42.3%
Coordinates
27.10800°N, 84.46400°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Darbhanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gaura Bauram
Member of Parliament
Gopal Jee Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sujit Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BIPLAV KUMAR CHAUDHARY
Block / Mandal
Alinagar
Getting there

How to reach Nankar

Mandal centre
Alinagar · ≈ 222 km
≈ 7 h 37 min by car · 9 h 2 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Darbhanga · ≈ 215 km
≈ 7 h 22 min by car · 8 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,674 people
Champapur · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna181 kmcapital
  • Kolkata640 km
  • Delhi732 km
  • Hyderabad1243 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNarkatyaganj<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCSub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj<1 km
  • ATM / bankparas pakdi32 km
  • Petrol pumpM/S USHA AUTOMOBILES23 km
  • Police stationBettiah Main Police Station35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Nankar

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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