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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,002, made up of 519 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Pincode 813206
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,002
Male Population 519
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 53rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

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 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 38 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Shivanarayanpur, about 8.7 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 Shivanarayanpur 8.7 km
Nearest town Colgong 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 15 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 38 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirpainti 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 1,002. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Nawada village has 519 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 813206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Shivanarayanpur, about 8.7 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 Nawada.

Nawada is about 38 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Shivanarayanpur is about 8.7 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Pirpainti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidhari (1.6 km), Mansarpur (1.6 km) and Badluganj (1.8 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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