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About Nawagoan Village

Nawagoan is a small village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 214 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1709.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagoan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagoan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 1709.49 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 214
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagoan compares

By the 2011 count Nawagoan is the 72nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 1709.49 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Nawagoan

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

Nawagoan lies about 81 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rakshi, about 13 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 Nawagoan
Nearest railway station Rakshi 13 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Manoharpur 34 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 81 km

Villages closest to Nawagoan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagoan village had a population of 416. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Nawagoan village has 214 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagoan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Nawagoan is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagoan covers 1709.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagoan falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawagoan is Rakshi, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nawagoan.

Nawagoan is about 81 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagoan is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Rakshi is about 13 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 20 km away. Manoharpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagjori (19 km), Samtha (19 km) and Kadlibad (22 km).

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

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