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About Nawagarh Village

Nawagarh is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,551, made up of 798 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Nawagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagarh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 1,551
Male Population 798
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Nawagarh compares

By the 2011 count Nawagarh is the 24th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Nawagarh

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

Nawagarh lies about 19 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 6.5 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 Nawagarh
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 6.5 km
District headquarters Gaya 19 km

Villages closest to Nawagarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Nawagarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagarh village had a population of 1,551. That makes it the 24th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Nawagarh village has 798 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagarh has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Nawagarh covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagarh falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawagarh is Tankuppa, about 6.5 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 Nawagarh.

Nawagarh is about 19 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagarh is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tan Kuppa is about 5.5 km away. Tankuppa is about 6.5 km away. Gaya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamu Khap (under 2 km), Khalari (1.6 km) and Andhu Somani (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nawagarh today is likely to be higher.

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