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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 503 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 503
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 46th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawada 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 Nawada from other places

Nawada lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 7.4 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
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 7.4 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 29 km
District headquarters Gaya 31 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manpur 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 984. That makes it the 46th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Nawada village has 503 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Nawada covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 7.4 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 Nawada.

Nawada is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 7.4 km away. Makhdumpur is about 8.0 km away. Manpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohaipur (11 km), Lodipur (15 km) and Chiraila (18 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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