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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 476 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.87 hectares hectares.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 344.87 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 476
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 67th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 344.87 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawada 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawada from other places

Nawada lies about 8.5 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Nagar, about 6.2 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 Nawada
Nearest railway station Gandhi Nagar 6.2 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 7.8 km
District headquarters Indore 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 16 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 958. That makes it the 67th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Nawada village has 476 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Nawada covers 344.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawada falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Gandhi Nagar, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Nawada.

Nawada is about 8.5 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Gandhi Nagar is about 6.2 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 7.8 km away. Indore is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpura (6.8 km), Badgonda (7.8 km) and Silotiya (8.6 km).

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

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