About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,541, made up of 802 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	1,541
Male Population	802
Female Population	739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
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 31st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 37 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 30 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	3.3 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	30 km
District headquarters	Gaya	37 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 1,541. That makes it the 31st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Nawada village has 802 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Nawada covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawada falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Guraru, about 30 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 37 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 Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 3.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 3.3 km away. Guraru is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.