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About Nowi Village

Nowi is a large village in Sumerpur tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,260, made up of 2,209 males and 2,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1190.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nowi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nowi village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Sumerpur
Pincode 306901
Area (hectares) 1190.83 hectares
Population 4,260
Male Population 2,209
Female Population 2,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nowi compares

By the 2011 count Nowi is the 10th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents. Its 1190.83 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Nowi

Nowi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nowi as Available within 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 Nowi from other places

Nowi lies about 72 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh, about 24 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 Nowi
Nearest town Sheoganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sumerpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Jawai Bandh 24 km
District headquarters Pali 72 km

Villages closest to Nowi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nowi village had a population of 4,260. That makes it the 10th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents.

Nowi village has 2,209 males and 2,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nowi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Nowi is 306901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nowi covers 1190.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nowi falls under Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Nowi is Jawai Bandh, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nowi.

Nowi is about 72 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nowi is in Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district. Sheoganj is about 16 km away. Sumerpur is about 16 km away. Jawai Bandh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jana (4.5 km), Korta (5.7 km) and Bhachoonda (5.8 km).

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

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