# Nosra Village, Noorsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Noorsarai, Nalanda 

# Nosra

Nosra is a village in Noorsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,683 people in 274 households**, the 37th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.

- 1,683people (2011)
- 274households
- 62.6%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Nosra PIN code and other codes

Nosra falls in Noorsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNirpur
- Community development blockNoorsarai
- Census village code244641

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nosra from nearby towns?

- Noorsarai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)15 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nosra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nosra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Noorsarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nosra known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 100% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nosra

Of every 100 households in Nosra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nosra · ■ Noorsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**92%

Use banking services ****53%**

**47%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nosra?

■ Nosra · ■ Noorsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**64.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**932

Working population ****37.0%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 48.9% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 366 (59%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Noorsarai

- Sultanpur1,792 people
- Hinganpura1,791 people
- Ahiapur1,787 people
- Kashmiri Chak1,753 people
- Mandachh1,650 people
- Ratanpur1,642 people
- Nari1,577 people
- Jamnapur1,516 people

[All 62 villages in Noorsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nosra from Biharsharif?15 km by road
- What is the population of Nosra?1,683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nosra in?Nalanda district (Noorsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nosra?62.6% (Census 2011)