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About Nawgai Village

Nawgai is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 363 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawgai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawgai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 363
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawgai compares

By the 2011 count Nawgai is the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Nawgai

The census records public bus service for Nawgai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nawgai from other places

Nawgai lies about 28 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 1.7 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 Nawgai
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 9.6 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 9.6 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 28 km

Villages closest to Nawgai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawgai village had a population of 694. That makes it the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Nawgai village has 363 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawgai has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Nawgai is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawgai covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawgai falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawgai is Tinpahar Junction, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawgai.

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

Nawgai is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 1.7 km away. Rajmahal is about 9.6 km away. Rājmahal is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalbandh (under 2 km), Jogi Chak (under 2 km) and Sraipura (under 2 km).

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

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