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About Nagwa Village

Nagwa is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 700 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Nagwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 1,332
Male Population 700
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Nagwa compares

By the 2011 count Nagwa is the 75th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nagwa

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

Nagwa lies about 85 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 23 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 Nagwa
Nearest town Arwal 14 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 27 km
District headquarters Saran 85 km

Villages closest to Nagwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagwa village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 75th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Nagwa village has 700 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwa has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Nagwa covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagwa falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagwa is Jehanabad, about 23 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 Nagwa.

Nagwa is about 85 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagwa is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Arwal is about 14 km away. Jehanabad is about 23 km away. Dariapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (3.3 km), Ranipur (3.3 km) and Barwa (4.4 km).

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

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