About Narwan Village

Narwan is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 313 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	145 hectares
Population	580
Male Population	313
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Narwan compares

By the 2011 count Narwan is the 93rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Narwan

Narwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narwan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narwan from other places

Narwan lies about 11 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, 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 Narwan
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	11 km

Villages closest to Narwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narwan village had a population of 580. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Narwan village has 313 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narwan has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Narwan is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narwan covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narwan falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narwan is Kastha, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Narwan.

Narwan is about 11 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narwan is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 6.3 km away. Kastha is about 8.7 km away. Belaganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.