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About Nagawan Village

Nagawan is a small village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 249 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 763 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Pincode 801305
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 249
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 763
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagawan compares

By the 2011 count Nagawan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Nagawan

Nagawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagawan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagawan from other places

Nagawan lies about 9.7 km from Nalanda. 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 Nagawan
Nearest town Hilsa 8.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa 16 km

Villages closest to Nagawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagar Nausa 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 Nagawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagawan village had a population of 439. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Nagawan village has 249 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagawan has about 763 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Nagawan is 801305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagawan covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagawan falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Nagawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Nagawan.

Nagawan is about 9.7 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagawan is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 8.5 km away. Nalanda is about 9.7 km away. Nagar Nausa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (5.9 km), Rampur Tini (5.9 km) and Bazidpur (9.0 km).

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

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