About Nagwan Village

Nagwan is a large village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,358, made up of 2,231 males and 2,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	153.23 hectares
Population	4,358
Male Population	2,231
Female Population	2,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagwan compares

By the 2011 count Nagwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 153.23 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nagwan from other places

Nagwan lies about 64 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	23 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	35 km
District headquarters	Giridih	64 km

Villages closest to Nagwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gawan 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 4,358. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Nagwan village has 2,231 males and 2,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwan has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Nagwan is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagwan covers 153.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagwan falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagwan is Dhanwar, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nagwan.

Nagwan is about 64 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagwan is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 2.1 km away. Dhanwar is about 23 km away. Kodarma is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.