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About Nagwa Village

Nagwa is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 177 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males.

Nagwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Population 343
Male Population 177
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagwa compares

By the 2011 count Nagwa is the 458th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Nagwa

Nagwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 11 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 6.1 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
Nearest railway station Jagatbela 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 7.0 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 11 km

Villages closest to Nagwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khajni 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 343. That makes it the 458th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Nagwa village has 177 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwa has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

The nearest railway station to Nagwa is Jagatbela, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance for Nagwa.

Nagwa is about 11 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 Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about 6.1 km away. Khajni is about 7.0 km away. Gorakhpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tedua (under 2 km), Newas Maphee (2.3 km) and Siyar (2.4 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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