About Nagwan Village

Nagwan is a large village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,688, made up of 2,444 males and 2,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Pincode	824205
Area (hectares)	623 hectares
Population	4,688
Male Population	2,444
Female Population	2,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagwan compares

By the 2011 count Nagwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 623 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nagwan

Nagwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nagwan from other places

Nagwan lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 17 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 Nagwan
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	17 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	36 km

Villages closest to Nagwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagwan village had a population of 4,688. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Nagwan village has 2,444 males and 2,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwan has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Nagwan is 824205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagwan covers 623 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagwan falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagwan is Ismailpur, about 17 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 village for Nagwan.

Nagwan is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagwan is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 9.4 km away. Ismailpur is about 17 km away. Sherghāti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.