Skip to main content

About Naugain Village

Naugain is a large village in Phulidumar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,258, made up of 1,174 males and 1,084 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares.

Naugain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naugain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Phulidumar
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 2,258
Male Population 1,174
Female Population 1,084
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naugain compares

By the 2011 count Naugain is the 17th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Naugain

Naugain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Naugain as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Naugain from other places

Naugain lies about 18 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 7.9 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 Naugain
Nearest railway station Barahat Junction 7.9 km
District headquarters Banka 18 km
Nearest town Bānka 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulidumar 30 km

Villages closest to Naugain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naugain village had a population of 2,258. That makes it the 17th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Naugain village has 1,174 males and 1,084 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naugain has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Naugain covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naugain falls under Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Naugain is Barahat Junction, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance for Naugain.

Naugain is about 18 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naugain is in Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 7.9 km away. Banka is about 18 km away. Bānka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Kedia Pathar (2.2 km), Itahri (4.1 km) and Ghutiari (4.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.