About Uganwan Village

Uganwan is one of the larger villages in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,888, made up of 3,619 males and 3,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uganwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Pincode	811103
Area (hectares)	360 hectares
Population	6,888
Male Population	3,619
Female Population	3,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uganwan compares

By the 2011 count Uganwan is the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Uganwan

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

Uganwan lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kashi Chak, about 9.4 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 Uganwan
Nearest railway station	Kashi Chak	9.4 km
Nearest town	Barbigha	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	26 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	26 km

Villages closest to Uganwan

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 Uganwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Uganwan village had a population of 6,888. That makes it the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Uganwan village has 3,619 males and 3,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uganwan has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Uganwan is 811103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uganwan covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Uganwan falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Uganwan is Kashi Chak, about 9.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Uganwan.

Uganwan 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.

Uganwan is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Kashi Chak is about 9.4 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.