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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a small village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 133 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.01 hectares hectares.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 21.01 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 133
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 270th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 21.01 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawada 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 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 20 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Richha Road, about 11 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 Richha Road 11 km
Nearest town Baheri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 20 km
District headquarters Ballia 20 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rasra 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 256. That makes it the 270th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Nawada village has 133 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Nawada covers 21.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Richha Road, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nawada.

Nawada is about 20 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Richha Road is about 11 km away. Baheri is about 14 km away. Rasra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohammadpur Mu Parsia (2.5 km), Shah Mohammadpur (2.5 km) and Piprapatti Bahorapur (2.6 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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