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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 344 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 344
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 785
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 72nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Nawada

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

Nawada lies about 15 km from Sirdala, and the nearest railway station is Narhat Halt, about 6.3 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 Nawada
Nearest railway station Narhat Halt 6.3 km
Nearest town Hisua 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 15 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 614. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Nawada village has 344 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Nawada covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Narhat Halt, about 6.3 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 Nawada.

Nawada is about 15 km from Sirdala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Narhat Halt is about 6.3 km away. Hisua is about 8.2 km away. Sirdala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (2.7 km), Taran (4.6 km) and Rajanr (6.3 km).

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

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