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About Nawabganj Village

Nawabganj is a mid sized village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 726 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawabganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawabganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Pincode 854104
Area (hectares) 120.02 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 726
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawabganj compares

By the 2011 count Nawabganj is the 54th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 120.02 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Nawabganj

Nawabganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawabganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawabganj from other places

Nawabganj lies about 19 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 8.9 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 Nawabganj
Nearest railway station Karagola Road 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 19 km
District headquarters Katihar 19 km

Villages closest to Nawabganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawabganj village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 54th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Nawabganj village has 726 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawabganj has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Nawabganj is 854104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawabganj covers 120.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawabganj falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawabganj is Karagola Road, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Nawabganj is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Karagola Road is about 8.9 km away. Korha is about 19 km away. Katihar 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 Marwa (1.7 km), Phulwaria (2.0 km) and Phulwaria Milik (2.0 km).

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

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