About Nawada Village

Nawada is a large village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,450, made up of 1,886 males and 1,564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	3,450
Male Population	1,886
Female Population	1,564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	829
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within 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 5 - 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 24 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 6.2 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
Nearest railway station	Bela	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	9.3 km
Nearest town	Purāini	12 km
District headquarters	Banka	24 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

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Common questions about Nawada

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 3,450. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Nawada village has 1,886 males and 1,564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Nawada covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawada falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Bela, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Nawada is about 24 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 6.2 km away. Rajaun is about 9.3 km away. Purāini is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.