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About Nawada District
Nawada is a district in Bihar, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Nawada was 2,219,146 with a growth rate of 22.63%. Nawada covers 2,494 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Nawada's population is 939 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 945 females out of 1000 males.
For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Nawada, Urban/Rural population of Nawada, Literacy data of Nawada and Religion wise data of Nawada. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Nawada,Bihar, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.
Area, population and sex ratio of Nawada
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Total Population | 2,219,146 | Growth (%) | 22.63 |
Male Population | 1,144,668 | Sex Ratio | 939 |
Female Population | 1,074,478 | Child Sex Ratio | 945 |
Area ( In Km. Square ) | 2,494 |
Nawada has a total population of 2,219,146 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,144,668 while the female population 1,074,478. The state area is 2,494 square kilometers.
In terms of demographic statistics, Nawada has sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 945. Nawada makes up % of India's total population.
Urban/Rural Population of Nawada
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Urban Population | 215,579 | Rural Population | 2,003,567 |
Urban Population (%) | 9.71 | Rural Population (%) | 90.29 |
Urban male Population | 113,012 | Rural Male Population | 1,031,656 |
Urban Female Population | 102,567 | Rural Female Population | 971,911 |
Urban Sex Ratio | 908 | Rural Sex Ratio | 942 |
Nawada urban population is 215,579 (9.71% of the total), while the rural population is 2,003,567 (90.29% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.
Among the urban population 113,012 are males, and 102,567 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 908 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 1,031,656 are males and 971,911 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 942 females per 1000 males.
Literacy data of Nawada
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Total Literate | 1,091,012 | Literacy (%) | 59.76 |
Male Literate | 659,474 | Male Literacy (%) | 69.98 |
Female Literate | 431,538 | Female Literacy (%) | 48.86 |
Urban Literate | 136,920 | Rural Literate | 954,092 |
Urban Male Literates | 77,394 | Urban Male Literacy (%) | 80.79 |
Rural Male Literates | 582,080 | Rural Male Literacy (%) | 68.76 |
Urban Female Literates | 59,526 | Urban Female Literacy (%) | 68.71 |
Rural Female Literates | 372,012 | Rural Female Literacy (%) | 46.70 |
The literacy data of Nawada highlights a total literacy rate stands at 59.76% with 1,091,012 literate individuals. Male literacy is 69.98% while female literacy is lower at 48.86% among them, 659,474 males and 431,538 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.
Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 136,920 people being literate, with men at 80.79% and female at 68.71%, compared to rural areas whereas 954,092 people are literate, with male at 68.76% and female at 46.70%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.
Religion Wise Data of Nawada
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Hindu | 1,964,620 | Hindu (%) | 88.53 |
Muslim | 244,394 | Muslim (%) | 11.01 |
Sikh | 250 | Sikh (%) | 0.01 |
Christian | 1,299 | Christian (%) | 0.06 |
Jain | 279 | Jain (%) | 0.01 |
Buddhist | 176 | Buddhist (%) | 0.01 |
Other | 80 | Other (%) | 0 |
Not Avaiable | 8,048 | Not Avaiable (%) | 0.36 |
Nawada population is mostly hindu (88.53%) with a total 1,964,620 people. Muslim(11.01%) with a total 244,394 people. Sikh are (0.01%) with a total 250 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.06% with 1,299 people). Jain (0.01% with 279 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 176 people) and Other (0.00% with 80 people). Around (0.36% with 8,048 people) did not specify their religion.