About Nawan Village

Nawan is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,991, made up of 1,583 males and 1,408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares.

Nawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	331 hectares
Population	2,991
Male Population	1,583
Female Population	1,408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
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 Nawan compares

By the 2011 count Nawan is the 14th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Nawan

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

Nawan 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 Nawan
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	8.7 km
District headquarters	Gaya	11 km

Villages closest to Nawan

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 Nawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawan village had a population of 2,991. That makes it the 14th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Nawan village has 1,583 males and 1,408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawan has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Nawan covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nawan 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 Nawan.

Nawan 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.

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