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About Nagwan Village

Nagwan is a mid sized village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 888 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares.

Nagwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 1,662
Male Population 888
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagwan compares

By the 2011 count Nagwan is the 22nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Nagwan

Nagwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nagwan from other places

Nagwan lies about 6.1 km from Jehanabad. 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 Ghoshi 6.1 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 6.1 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 6.1 km

Villages closest to Nagwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagwan village had a population of 1,662. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Nagwan village has 888 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwan has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Nagwan covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagwan falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The census record for Nagwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nagwan.

Nagwan is about 6.1 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagwan is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ghoshi is about 6.1 km away. Jehanabad is about 6.1 km away. Jahānābād is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodipur (2.9 km), Mohiuddinpur (3.2 km) and Bishunpur (3.6 km).

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

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