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About Nayanagar Village

Nayanagar is a large village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,434, made up of 2,313 males and 2,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nayanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nayanagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 363.53 hectares
Population 4,434
Male Population 2,313
Female Population 2,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nayanagar compares

By the 2011 count Nayanagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 363.53 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Nayanagar

Nayanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nayanagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nayanagar from other places

Nayanagar lies about 28 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 18 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 Nayanagar
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Ghogha 18 km
Nearest town Colgong 21 km
District headquarters Godda 28 km

Villages closest to Nayanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nayanagar village had a population of 4,434. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Nayanagar village has 2,313 males and 2,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nayanagar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Nayanagar is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nayanagar covers 363.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nayanagar falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nayanagar is Ghogha, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Nayanagar.

Nayanagar is about 28 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nayanagar is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 7.9 km away. Ghogha is about 18 km away. Colgong is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuthi (under 2 km), Naraini (under 2 km) and Malgarhia (under 2 km).

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

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