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About Nayagaon Village

Nayagaon is a mid sized village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 689 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares.

Nayagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nayagaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Gidhaur
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 1,268
Male Population 689
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nayagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nayagaon is the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Nayagaon

Nayagaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nayagaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nayagaon from other places

Nayagaon lies about 8.8 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 1.7 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 Nayagaon
Nearest railway station Chaura BH 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur 4.8 km
District headquarters Jamui 8.8 km
Nearest town Jamūī 8.8 km

Villages closest to Nayagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nayagaon village had a population of 1,268. That makes it the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Nayagaon village has 689 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nayagaon has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Nayagaon covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nayagaon falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nayagaon is Chaura BH, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nayagaon.

Nayagaon is about 8.8 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nayagaon is in Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district. Chaura BH is about 1.7 km away. Gidhaur is about 4.8 km away. Jamui is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guguldih (under 2 km), Genadih (under 2 km) and Kundhur (1.5 km).

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

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