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About Nagwa Village

Nagwa is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 360 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.98 hectares hectares.

Nagwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 64.98 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 360
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagwa compares

By the 2011 count Nagwa is the 181st largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 64.98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Nagwa

Nagwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagwa as Available within <5 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 Nagwa from other places

Nagwa lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 21 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 Nagwa
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 13 km
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 21 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Nagwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagwa village had a population of 737. That makes it the 181st largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Nagwa village has 360 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwa has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Nagwa covers 64.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagwa falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagwa is Sihapar Halt, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nagwa.

Nagwa is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagwa is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 13 km away. Sihapar Halt is about 21 km away. Gorakhpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagawa (under 2 km), Bhaisa Hariher (under 2 km) and Maharajpur Buzurg (2.0 km).

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

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