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About Noawan Village

Noawan is one of the larger villages in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,670, made up of 5,040 males and 4,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1057 hectares hectares.

Noawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Noawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 1057 hectares
Population 9,670
Male Population 5,040
Female Population 4,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Noawan compares

By the 2011 count Noawan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 1057 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Noawan

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

Noawan lies about 11 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 10 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 Noawan
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Mai 10 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 11 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 11 km

Villages closest to Noawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Noawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Noawan village had a population of 9,670. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Noawan village has 5,040 males and 4,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Noawan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Noawan covers 1057 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Noawan falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Noawan is Mai, about 10 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 Noawan.

Noawan is about 11 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Noawan is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 4.6 km away. Mai is about 10 km away. Jehanabad is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salarpur (under 2 km), Bheriya (under 2 km) and Ganankura (1.5 km).

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

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