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About Nawada Village

Nawada is one of the larger villages in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,462, made up of 4,899 males and 4,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811211, 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 Sultanganj
Pincode 811211
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 9,462
Male Population 4,899
Female Population 4,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 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 2,786 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Nawada

The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within 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 <5 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 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 15 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 town Kharagpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 16 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanganj 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 9,462. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Nawada village has 4,899 males and 4,563 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 a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 811211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawada falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Kamarganj, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Nawada is about 32 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 Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharagpur is about 14 km away. Kamarganj is about 15 km away. Sultanganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harbanspur Jagir (1.6 km), Teghra Jagirdari (2.1 km) and Teghra Mal (2.1 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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