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About Newa Village

Newa is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 590 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Newa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Newa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 590
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Newa compares

By the 2011 count Newa is the 34th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Newa

Newa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Newa as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Newa from other places

Newa lies about 17 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jatdumri Junction, about 6.4 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 Newa
Nearest railway station Jatdumri Junction 6.4 km
Nearest town Naubatpur 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 7.6 km
District headquarters Patna 17 km

Villages closest to Newa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Newa village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 34th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Newa village has 590 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Newa has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Newa covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Newa falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Newa is Jatdumri Junction, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Newa.

Newa is about 17 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Newa is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Jatdumri Junction is about 6.4 km away. Naubatpur is about 7.4 km away. Punpun is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purainian (under 2 km), Dehri (under 2 km) and Dariapur (under 2 km).

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

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