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About Nawada Village

Nawada is one of the larger villages in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,277, made up of 2,540 males and 2,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Jalalpur
Pincode 841412
Area (hectares) 584 hectares
Population 5,277
Male Population 2,540
Female Population 2,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 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 126 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Darauli, about 4.9 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 Darauli 4.9 km
Nearest town Zamānia 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpur 32 km
District headquarters Saran 126 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalpur 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 5,277. That makes it the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Nawada village has 2,540 males and 2,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 841412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 584 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Darauli, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nawada.

Nawada is about 126 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 Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district. Darauli is about 4.9 km away. Zamānia is about 10 km away. Jalalpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahi (9.6 km), Paraskhan (14 km) and Misraulia (19 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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