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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a large village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,600, made up of 1,350 males and 1,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Phulwari
Pincode 801505
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 2,600
Male Population 1,350
Female Population 1,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 22 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 906.

Getting to Nawada

The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 9.3 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Danapur, about 2.1 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 town Khagaul 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Danapur 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulwari 2.8 km
District headquarters Patna 9.3 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulwari 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 2,600. That makes it the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Nawada village has 1,350 males and 1,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 801505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawada falls under Phulwari tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Danapur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Nawada is about 9.3 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Khagaul is about 1.7 km away. Danapur is about 2.1 km away. Phulwari is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nohsa (under 2 km), Hinduni (2.0 km) and Bhusaula Danapur (2.3 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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