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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 504 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Amnour
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 504
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 79th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within <5 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 13 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Masrakh Junction, about 6.6 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 Masrakh Junction 6.6 km
District headquarters Saran 13 km
Nearest town Marhaura 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Amnour 22 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amnour 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 955. That makes it the 79th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Nawada village has 504 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Nawada covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Masrakh Junction, about 6.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nawada.

Nawada is about 13 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Masrakh Junction is about 6.6 km away. Saran is about 13 km away. Marhaura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhpura (7.0 km), Panre Tola (13 km) and Arazi Dharampur (18 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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