About Uttarnawan Village

Uttarnawan is one of the larger villages in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,460, made up of 3,328 males and 3,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627 hectares hectares.

Uttarnawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttarnawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Rahui
Area (hectares)	627 hectares
Population	6,460
Male Population	3,328
Female Population	3,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
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 Uttarnawan compares

By the 2011 count Uttarnawan is the 4th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 627 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Uttarnawan

Uttarnawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uttarnawan 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 Uttarnawan from other places

Uttarnawan lies about 16 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 3.8 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 Uttarnawan
Tehsil headquarters	Rahui	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sohsarai	3.8 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	7.0 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	16 km

Villages closest to Uttarnawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttarnawan village had a population of 6,460. That makes it the 4th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Uttarnawan village has 3,328 males and 3,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttarnawan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Uttarnawan covers 627 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttarnawan falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Uttarnawan is Sohsarai, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Uttarnawan.

Uttarnawan is about 16 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttarnawan is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui is about 3.4 km away. Sohsarai is about 3.8 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.