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About Woiao Village

Woiao is one of the larger villages in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,098, made up of 2,580 males and 2,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Woiao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Woiao village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Pincode 803107
Area (hectares) 625 hectares
Population 5,098
Male Population 2,580
Female Population 2,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Woiao compares

By the 2011 count Woiao is the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 625 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Woiao

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

Woiao lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kashi Chak, about 12 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 Woiao
Nearest town Barbigha 10 km
Nearest railway station Kashi Chak 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 25 km
District headquarters Nalanda 25 km

Villages closest to Woiao

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.

Common questions about Woiao

As per the Census of India 2011, Woiao village had a population of 5,098. That makes it the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Woiao village has 2,580 males and 2,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Woiao has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Woiao is 803107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Woiao covers 625 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Woiao falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Woiao is Kashi Chak, about 12 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 Woiao.

Woiao is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Woiao is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 10 km away. Kashi Chak is about 12 km away. Asthawan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakranwan (1.9 km), Noanwan (2.3 km) and Uganwan (2.6 km).

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

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