About Nawada Village

Nawada is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,220, made up of 1,695 males and 1,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	120.11 hectares
Population	3,220
Male Population	1,695
Female Population	1,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 21st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 120.11 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Nawada

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

Nawada lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 10 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 railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	11 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	15 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	23 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 3,220. That makes it the 21st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Nawada village has 1,695 males and 1,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 120.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawada falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nawada.

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

Nawada is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 10 km away. Mahishi is about 11 km away. Bangaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.