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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 380 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 380
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 49th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawada from other places

Nawada lies about 22 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nawada
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 2.1 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 20 km
District headquarters Arwal 22 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaler tehsil.

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 Nawada

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 751. That makes it the 49th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Nawada village has 380 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Nawada covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawada falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Hasan Bazar, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawada.

Nawada is about 22 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 2.1 km away. Daudnagar is about 14 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wojha Bigha (under 2 km), Upadhea Bigha (under 2 km) and Durgapur (under 2 km).

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

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