About Nagwan Village

Nagwan is one of the larger villages in Paterhi Belsar tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,895, made up of 3,677 males and 3,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484 hectares hectares.

Nagwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Paterhi Belsar
Area (hectares)	484 hectares
Population	6,895
Male Population	3,677
Female Population	3,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagwan compares

By the 2011 count Nagwan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 484 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Nagwan

Nagwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagwan from other places

Nagwan lies about 36 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Sarai, about 6.3 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 Nagwan
Nearest railway station	Sarai	6.3 km
Nearest town	Hājīpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paterhi Belsar	27 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	36 km

Villages closest to Nagwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paterhi Belsar 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 Nagwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagwan village had a population of 6,895. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Nagwan village has 3,677 males and 3,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwan has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Nagwan covers 484 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagwan falls under Paterhi Belsar tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagwan is Sarai, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nagwan.

Nagwan is about 36 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagwan is in Paterhi Belsar tehsil of Vaishali district. Sarai is about 6.3 km away. Hājīpur is about 15 km away. Paterhi Belsar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.