# Nankar Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Nankar

Nankar is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,339 people in 277 households**, the 100th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,339people (2011)
- 277households
- 42.5%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Nankar PIN code and other codes

Nankar falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRakhahi
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216632

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

## How far is Nankar from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)11 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 Nankar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nankar; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Nankar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Nankar

Of every 100 households in Nankar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nankar · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Nankar?

■ Nankar · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**957

Working population ****46.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.9% for men and 28.7% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 549 (88%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Dhankutwa1,378 people
- Harpur1,373 people
- Malda1,367 people
- Laukaria1,348 people
- Pipra1,307 people
- Tumkaria1,267 people
- Bargajwa1,266 people
- Chanpatia1,258 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nankar from Bettiah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Nankar?1,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nankar in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nankar?42.5% (Census 2011)