About Nagwa Village

Nagwa is a large village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,147, made up of 2,129 males and 2,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.01 hectares hectares.

Nagwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Sahjanwa
Area (hectares)	126.01 hectares
Population	4,147
Male Population	2,129
Female Population	2,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagwa compares

By the 2011 count Nagwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 126.01 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

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 village. 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 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	Sahjanwa	7.4 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 Sahjanwa 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.

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Common questions about Nagwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagwa village had a population of 4,147. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Nagwa village has 2,129 males and 2,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwa has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Nagwa covers 126.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagwa falls under Sahjanwa 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about 6.1 km away. Sahjanwa is about 7.4 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.