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About Nagawan Village

Nagawan is a large village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,383, made up of 1,277 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares.

Nagawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 2,383
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagawan compares

By the 2011 count Nagawan is the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Nagawan

Nagawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagawan as Available within <5 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 Nagawan from other places

Nagawan lies about 9.9 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 23 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 Nagawan
District headquarters Arwal 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 11 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 23 km

Villages closest to Nagawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karpi 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 Nagawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagawan village had a population of 2,383. That makes it the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Nagawan village has 1,277 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagawan has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Nagawan covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagawan falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagawan is Jehanabad Court, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nagawan.

Nagawan is about 9.9 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagawan is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Arwal is about 9.9 km away. Karpi is about 11 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purainia Ruknuddin (1.7 km), Tekari (1.8 km) and Latifpur Paraha (1.9 km).

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

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