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About Nawada Village

Nawada is one of the larger villages in Dalsinghsarai tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,131, made up of 6,294 males and 5,837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Dalsinghsarai
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 12,131
Male Population 6,294
Female Population 5,837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 71 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 907.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 38 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Majnupur Nawada, about under 2 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 Majnupur Nawada under 2 km
Nearest town Teghra 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalsinghsarai 16 km
District headquarters Samastipur 38 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalsinghsarai 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 12,131. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents.

Nawada village has 6,294 males and 5,837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Nawada covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawada falls under Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Majnupur Nawada, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nawada.

Nawada is about 38 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district. Majnupur Nawada is about under 2 km away. Teghra is about 6.1 km away. Dalsinghsarai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boriawan (12 km), Rampur Mahima (13 km) and Ajnaul (13 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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