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About Nawad Village

Nawad is a large village in Makrana tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,412, made up of 1,198 males and 1,214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawad village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Makrana
Pincode 341319
Area (hectares) 1255 hectares
Population 2,412
Male Population 1,198
Female Population 1,214
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 10+ km distance

How Nawad compares

By the 2011 count Nawad is the 24th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 1255 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Nawad

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

How far is Nawad from other places

Nawad lies about 77 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Pirwa, about 12 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 Nawad
Nearest railway station Pirwa 12 km
Nearest town Borāwar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Makrana 23 km
District headquarters Nagaur 77 km

Villages closest to Nawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawad village had a population of 2,412. That makes it the 24th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Nawad village has 1,198 males and 1,214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawad has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Nawad is 341319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawad covers 1255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawad falls under Makrana tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Nawad is Pirwa, about 12 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 village for Nawad.

Nawad is about 77 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawad is in Makrana tehsil of Nagaur district. Pirwa is about 12 km away. Borāwar is about 20 km away. Makrana is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indokha (3.4 km), Jiwadiya (4.1 km) and Dhananwana (4.3 km).

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

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