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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Arbind Prasad
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- LGD code
- 231886
- Pincode
- 841406
- Post office
- Basantpur (Siwan)
- Population
- 3,012
- Households
- 543
- Literacy rate
- 51.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1031 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 969
Census 2011 · in context
How Nautan compares
By population, Nautan ranks #21 of 71 villages in Maharajganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.3%
−4.7% vs mandal average
Nautan51.3%
Maharajganj mandal56.0%
Siwan district58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+1 vs mandal average
Nautan1,031
Maharajganj mandal1,030
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.5 vs mandal average
Nautan5.5
Maharajganj mandal6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nautan at a glance
Nautan is a village of 3,012 people in 543 households (Census 2011) in Maharajganj block, Siwan district, Bihar, the 21st-largest of 71 villages in Maharajganj block. Literacy is 51%, 5 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841406, served by Basantpur (Siwan) post office; the LGD village code is 231886. The sarpanch is Arbind Prasad, and the village votes in Raja Pakar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendra Ram. The population is estimated at 3,551 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nautan · this village | 3,012 | 51% | — |
| Teotha · Maharajganj | 2,755 | 49% | — |
| Sikandarpur · Maharajganj | 2,455 | 61% | — |
| Gohpur · Maharajganj | 1,961 | 57% | — |
| Manpur · Maharajganj | 611 | 18% | — |
| Dhanchhuha · Maharajganj | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nautan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAHARAJGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tewtha
- Total area (ha)
- 194
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 120.51
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nautan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nautan
- LGD code
- 231886
- Pincode
- 841406
- Post office
- Basantpur (Siwan)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,012
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,551
- Households
- 543
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1031
- Literacy rate
- 51.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Raja Pakar
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mahendra Ram
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Arbind Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Maharajganj
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841406
- BasaonBasantpur mandal12,752 pop
- PokhraMaharajganj mandal6,479 pop
- DeuriyaMaharajganj mandal6,209 pop
- Kas DeuraMaharajganj mandal6,208 pop
- PaterhaMaharajganj mandal6,118 pop
- SurajpuraBasantpur mandal5,914 pop
- BasantpurBasantpur mandal5,684 pop
- TakipurMaharajganj mandal5,643 pop
- JigrawnMaharajganj mandal4,645 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)