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About Nagwan Village

Nagwan is a large village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,565, made up of 1,828 males and 1,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 468.05 hectares
Population 3,565
Male Population 1,828
Female Population 1,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagwan compares

By the 2011 count Nagwan is the 6th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 468.05 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

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 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 Nagwan from other places

Nagwan lies about 7.1 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 9.0 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 Hazaribag 7.1 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 7.1 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 9.0 km

Villages closest to Nagwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagwan village had a population of 3,565. That makes it the 6th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Nagwan village has 1,828 males and 1,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwan has about 950 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Nagwan is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagwan covers 468.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagwan falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagwan is Hazaribag Town, about 9.0 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 Nagwan.

Nagwan is about 7.1 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagwan is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag is about 7.1 km away. Hazaribagh is about 7.1 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churchu (1.6 km), Sendur (2.5 km) and Merawal (3.0 km).

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

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