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About Nawada Village

Nawada is one of the larger villages in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,020, made up of 4,265 males and 3,755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 708 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Benipur
Pincode 847201
Area (hectares) 708 hectares
Population 8,020
Male Population 4,265
Female Population 3,755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 708 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 26 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Benipur 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Manigachi 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 26 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Benipur 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 8,020. That makes it the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Nawada village has 4,265 males and 3,755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 847201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 708 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Manigachi, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nawada.

Nawada is about 26 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 3.7 km away. Manigachi is about 14 km away. Darbhanga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishunpur (under 2 km), Sherampur (under 2 km) and Mokarampur (1.7 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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