About Noanwan Village

Noanwan is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,480, made up of 2,311 males and 2,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares.

Noanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Noanwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	455 hectares
Population	4,480
Male Population	2,311
Female Population	2,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Noanwan compares

By the 2011 count Noanwan is the 11th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Noanwan

Noanwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Noanwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Noanwan from other places

Noanwan lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kashi Chak, 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 Noanwan
Nearest railway station	Kashi Chak	10 km
Nearest town	Barbigha	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	26 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	26 km

Villages closest to Noanwan

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

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Common questions about Noanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Noanwan village had a population of 4,480. That makes it the 11th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Noanwan village has 2,311 males and 2,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Noanwan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Noanwan covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Noanwan falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Noanwan is Kashi Chak, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Noanwan.

Noanwan is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Noanwan is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Kashi Chak is about 10 km away. Barbigha is about 12 km away. Asthawan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.