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Nohsa

नोहसा
Ben mandal
Pincode 803114
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Nohsa observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temples near Nohsa

  • durga mandir · 1.7 km
  • mahavir & shiv mandir · 1.8 km
  • temple · 2.3 km

Named places of worship on record

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

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Nohsa is a village in Ben mandal, Nalanda district, Bihar, with a population of 4,135 across 690 households and a literacy rate of 56.5%. The village has several facilities including 11 hospitals, 7 shops, 4 temples, 3 railway stations, and 2 banks. It is located at 25.565°N, 85.056°E with PIN code 803114.

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LGD code
245005
Pincode
803114
Post office
Parwalpur
Population
4,135
Households
690
Literacy rate
56.5%
Sex ratio
904 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,474
Distance to district centre
103 km
Distance to mandal centre
61 km
Distance to Patna
9 km
Distance to Kolkata
473 km
Nearest railway station
Danapur · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Administration Building, AIIMS Patna · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Nohsa compares

By population, Nohsa ranks #7 of 32 villages in Ben mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.5%
+3.1% vs mandal average
Nohsa
56.5%
Ben mandal
53.4%
Nalanda district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
−15 vs mandal average
Nohsa
904
Ben mandal
919
Household size
people per home
6.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
Nohsa
6.0
Ben mandal
5.7

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

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Nohsa at a glance

Nohsa is a village of 4,135 people in 690 households (Census 2011) in Ben block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 7th-largest of 32 villages in Ben block. Literacy is 57%, 3 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. It lies 103 km from the Nalanda district centre, 20 km from Jaitiya, the nearest town, 2 km from Danapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 803114, served by Parwalpur post office; the LGD village code is 245005. Mapped within or next to the village: bank, post office. The village votes in Barh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siyaram Singh. The population is estimated at 4,875 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nohsa

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Nohsa · this village4,13557%
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Salimpur · Tikari2,37860%10.8 km NE
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nohsa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
7
Primary school
5
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BIHARSHARIF
Distance to nearest town (km)
28
Distance to district HQ (km)
28
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Nohsa
Total area (ha)
688
Irrigated area (ha)
262
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Nohsa

LGD code
245005
Pincode
803114
Post office
Parwalpur
Population (Census 2011)
4,135
Population (projected 2026)
4,875
Households
690
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
904
Literacy rate
56.5%
Coordinates
25.56528°N, 85.05583°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barh
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Siyaram Singh
Block / Mandal
Ben
Nearest post office
AIIMS Indian Post Office (1.5 km)
Nearest bank
Bank of India-Phulwarisharif (1.6 km)
Nearest railway station
Danapur (2.1 km)
Getting there

How to reach Nohsa

Mandal centre
Ben · ≈ 61 km
≈ 2 h 6 min by car · 2 h 30 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nalanda · ≈ 103 km
≈ 3 h 32 min by car · 4 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,315 people
Jaitiya · ≈ 20 km
≈ 41 min by car · 48 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna9 kmcapital
  • Kolkata473 km
  • Delhi847 km
  • Hyderabad1135 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDanapur2 km
  • Bus stopBaba Chowk Bus Stand7 km
  • Hospital / PHCAdministration Building, AIIMS Patna1 km
  • ATM / bankBank of India-Phulwarisharif2 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum6 km
  • CollegeNursing College, AIIMS Patna1 km
  • Police stationAN College Police Station8 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Danapur2.1 km
Health centre
Administration Building, AIIMS Patna1.4 km
Bank / ATM
Bank of India-Phulwarisharif1.6 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Bank
  • Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Nohsa

7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Nohsa

3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

  • 🎓Nursing College, AIIMS PatnaCollege1.5 km ↗
  • 🎓Seth M. R. Jaipuria School PatnaHigh school3.2 km ↗
  • 🎓Universal Digital Network New Techno ITICollege3.9 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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