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About Naua Village

Naua is a large village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,348, made up of 1,680 males and 1,668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Pincode 821112
Area (hectares) 269.11 hectares
Population 3,348
Male Population 1,680
Female Population 1,668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Naua compares

By the 2011 count Naua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 269.11 hectares work out to about 12 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 951.

Getting to Naua

Naua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Naua 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 Naua from other places

Naua lies about 69 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 24 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 Naua
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 3.0 km
Nearest town Nokha 23 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 24 km
District headquarters Rohtas 69 km

Villages closest to Naua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naua village had a population of 3,348. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Naua village has 1,680 males and 1,668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naua has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Naua is 821112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naua covers 269.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naua falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Naua is Garhnokha, about 24 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 Naua.

Naua is about 69 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naua is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 3.0 km away. Nokha is about 23 km away. Garhnokha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairi (under 2 km), Deyadaha (under 2 km) and Majhauli (1.7 km).

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

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