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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a large village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,266, made up of 1,586 males and 1,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 3,266
Male Population 1,586
Female Population 1,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 16th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Nawada

The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 12 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, 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 Chainwa under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 6.9 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 9.7 km
District headquarters Saran 12 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekma 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 3,266. That makes it the 16th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Nawada village has 1,586 males and 1,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Nawada covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Chainwa, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawada.

Nawada is about 12 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 Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Chainwa is about under 2 km away. Ekma is about 6.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bal (under 2 km), Athdila (under 2 km) and Banpura (under 2 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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