About Nahwan Village

Nahwan is a mid sized village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,825, made up of 949 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Masaurhi
Pincode	804452
Area (hectares)	220 hectares
Population	1,825
Male Population	949
Female Population	876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahwan compares

By the 2011 count Nahwan is the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Nahwan

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

How far is Nahwan from other places

Nahwan lies about 28 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 5.4 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 Nahwan
Tehsil headquarters	Masaurhi	5.0 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Taregna	5.4 km
District headquarters	Patna	28 km

Villages closest to Nahwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahwan village had a population of 1,825. That makes it the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Nahwan village has 949 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahwan has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Nahwan is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahwan covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nahwan falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nahwan is Taregna, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nahwan.

Nahwan is about 28 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahwan is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Masaurhi is about 5.0 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 5.0 km away. Taregna is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.