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About Nayashahar Village

Nayashahar is a small village in Ferrargunj tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 216 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.99 hectares hectares.

Nayashahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nayashahar village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Ferrargunj
Area (hectares) 76.99 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 216
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nayashahar compares

By the 2011 count Nayashahar is the 34th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 76.99 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Nayashahar

Nayashahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nayashahar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mohwa Dera, Mount Harriet, Mrichi Dera and Muslim Basti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nayashahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nayashahar village had a population of 425. That makes it the 34th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Nayashahar village has 216 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nayashahar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Nayashahar covers 76.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nayashahar falls under Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Nayashahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nayashahar.

Nayashahar is in Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nayashahar today is likely to be higher.

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