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About Nava Village

Nava is a large village in Himatnagar tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,615, made up of 1,391 males and 1,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nava village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Himatnagar
Pincode 383001
Area (hectares) 648.98 hectares
Population 2,615
Male Population 1,391
Female Population 1,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nava compares

By the 2011 count Nava is the 25th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents. Its 648.98 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Nava

Nava is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nava as Available within village. 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 Nava from other places

Nava lies about 22 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Kadiyadra, about 11 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 Nava
Nearest railway station Kadiyadra 11 km
Nearest town Idar 14 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Himatnagar 30 km

Villages closest to Nava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nava village had a population of 2,615. That makes it the 25th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents.

Nava village has 1,391 males and 1,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nava has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Nava is 383001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nava covers 648.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nava falls under Himatnagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nava is Kadiyadra, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nava.

Nava is about 22 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nava is in Himatnagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Kadiyadra is about 11 km away. Idar is about 14 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navalpur (under 2 km), Navanagar (under 2 km) and Surajpura (1.7 km).

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

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