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★ District of Bihar ★

Nalanda20 blocks and 1,172 villages of Nalanda district, Bihar

Rural population (2011) · 24.20 Lakh
Pincode range · 801xxx · 803xxx · 805xxx

District at a glance

StateBihar
Blocks20
Revenue villages1,172
Gram panchayats230
Assembly segments7
Rural households (2011)4,01,779
LGD code209
20
Blocks
1,172
Villages
4,01,779
Rural households (2011)
24.20 L
Rural population (2011)
62.3%
Literacy (1003 villages)
924
Sex ratio
26
Pincodes
About the district

Nalanda district

Nalanda is a district of Bihar. The Local Government Directory lists 20 blocks and 1,172 revenue villages here, home to a rural population of 24,19,759 (Census 2011, sum of villages).

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District officials

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Grievance · CPGRAMS
pgportal.gov.in
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Emergency helplines
112 / 108 / 1077
Emergency · Ambulance · Disaster control room
On the map

Villages of Nalanda

27 of 1,172 villages are mapped so far, from OpenStreetMap. Tap a point to open its page.

Map of villages in Nalanda

Then & Now

Nalanda district — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
24,19,759
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 30,74,000
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
4,01,779
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 5,10,000
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

District figures here are Census 2011 totals of its 1,003 villages counted (towns are not included).

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Census 2011 · district aggregates · 1,003 villages

Nalanda district by the numbers

Sums of the Census 2011 village figures we hold — rural areas only; towns are not included. Each figure covers the villages that report it.

Census 2011

Headcount and household counts from the decennial Census of India.

Population
24,19,759 Census 2011
Male population
12,57,728 Census 2011
Female population
11,62,031 Census 2011
Households
4,01,779 Census 2011
Villages counted
1,003 Census 2011

Derived from the Census counts

Ratios computed from the sums on the left; no projection or estimate.

Sex ratio
924 females per 1,000 males
Household size
6.0 persons per household
Literacy rate
62.4% literates ÷ population aged 7+
Elections

Constituencies covering Nalanda

Based on the 550 of 1,172 villages we can place. Boundaries are approximate.

Lok Sabha
Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)
NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Nalanda district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

Sex ratio at birth
959 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
56.1%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
98.9%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
52.5%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
75.2%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
71.0%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
80.3%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
42.6%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
98.9%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
41.0%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
12.8%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Nalanda district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Nalanda district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

Households that got work
1,75,502
Person-days of work
77.1 lakh
Average days of work per household
43
Households that completed 100 days
896
Average wage per person-day
₹246
Share of person-days worked by women
54.5%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
23.0%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
0.2%
Active job cards
2,82,607
Job cards issued (all time)
5,91,408
Active workers
3,50,477
Works completed in the year
22,337
Works ongoing
19,651
Spending on natural resource works
62.5%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Mandi prices · Nalanda

Latest reports from markets in Nalanda district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 31 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Apple · AppleHarnaut APMC14,00014,00014,00031 Oct 2026
Brinjal · RoundHarnaut APMC5,0005,0005,00031 Oct 2026
Onion · OnionHarnaut APMC5,0005,0005,00031 Oct 2026
Potato · PotatoHarnaut APMC1,0001,0001,00031 Oct 2026
Tomato · HybridHarnaut APMC5,0005,0005,00031 Oct 2026
Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · BhindiBiharsharif APMC2,2002,4002,30022 Oct 2026
Bitter gourd · Bitter GourdBiharsharif APMC3,0003,2003,10022 Oct 2026
Brinjal · BrinjalBiharsharif APMC2,4002,6002,50022 Oct 2026
Cauliflower · African SarsonBiharsharif APMC3,2003,8003,50022 Oct 2026
Papaya · PapayaBiharsharif APMC2,5002,9002,70022 Oct 2026
Tomato · DeshiBiharsharif APMC2,6003,0002,80022 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Nalanda's shops. Best mandi price near Nalanda →

News near Nalanda

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

Elsewhere in Bihar

All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.

Government jobs near Nalanda

Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.

All-India recruitment

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Coming up

Public holidays and observances from the official lists, and events residents have added.

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Dates are copied from the official notifications; a later government order can add or move a holiday. All events in Bihar

Events in Nalanda → · All emergency numbers →

Essential services & places near Nalanda

All 968 places in Nalanda district, by kind and sub-district →

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Quick answers

People often ask about Nalanda district

Which state is Nalanda district in?

Nalanda district is in Bihar.

How many blocks and villages are there in Nalanda district?

Nalanda district has 20 blocks and 1,172 revenue villages in the Local Government Directory (LGD).

What is the rural population of Nalanda district?

The villages of Nalanda district had a combined population of 24,19,759 at the 2011 Census (rural areas only; towns are not included).

What is the LGD code of Nalanda district?

The Local Government Directory code of Nalanda district is 209.

Answers are built from the Local Government Directory, Census 2011 village records and the Election Commission's seat lists.