About Nagwa Village

Nagwa is a large village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,119, made up of 1,524 males and 1,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode	841406
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	3,119
Male Population	1,524
Female Population	1,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagwa compares

By the 2011 count Nagwa is the 20th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Nagwa

Nagwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagwa 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 Nagwa from other places

Nagwa lies about 34 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 1.5 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 railway station	Basantpur Halt	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhagwanpur Hat	5.8 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	18 km
District headquarters	Siwan	34 km

Villages closest to Nagwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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.

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Common questions about Nagwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagwa village had a population of 3,119. That makes it the 20th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Nagwa village has 1,524 males and 1,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwa has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Nagwa is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagwa covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagwa falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagwa is Basantpur Halt, about 1.5 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 Nagwa.

Nagwa is about 34 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagwa is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur Halt is about 1.5 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 5.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.