About Nanwan Village

Nanwan is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,179, made up of 1,116 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares.

Nanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	399 hectares
Population	2,179
Male Population	1,116
Female Population	1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 Nanwan compares

By the 2011 count Nanwan is the 31st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Nanwan

Nanwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nanwan 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 Nanwan from other places

Nanwan lies about 12 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 5.1 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 Nanwan
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	8.4 km
District headquarters	Gaya	12 km

Villages closest to Nanwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Nanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanwan village had a population of 2,179. That makes it the 31st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Nanwan village has 1,116 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanwan has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Nanwan covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanwan falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nanwan is Tankuppa, about 5.1 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 Nanwan.

Nanwan is about 12 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanwan is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 5.1 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 8.4 km away. Gaya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.