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About Nadwan Village

Nadwan is one of the larger villages in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,255, made up of 3,214 males and 3,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nadwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nadwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Pincode 804453
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 6,255
Male Population 3,214
Female Population 3,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nadwan compares

By the 2011 count Nadwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Nadwan

Nadwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nadwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nadwan from other places

Nadwan lies about 23 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about under 2 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 Nadwan
Nearest railway station Nadwan under 2 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 7.5 km
District headquarters Patna 23 km

Villages closest to Nadwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nadwan village had a population of 6,255. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Nadwan village has 3,214 males and 3,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nadwan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Nadwan is 804453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nadwan covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nadwan falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nadwan is Nadwan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nadwan.

Nadwan is about 23 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nadwan is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about under 2 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 6.1 km away. Dhanarua is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niman (under 2 km), Patharhat (1.7 km) and Kewali (1.8 km).

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

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