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About Newas Village

Newas is a large village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,288, made up of 1,517 males and 1,771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Newas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Newas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 104.06 hectares
Population 3,288
Male Population 1,517
Female Population 1,771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Newas compares

By the 2011 count Newas is the 18th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 104.06 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Newas

Newas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Newas as Available within 10+ 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 Newas from other places

Newas lies about 9.1 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 4.2 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 Newas
Nearest railway station Jagatbela 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 7.9 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 9.1 km

Villages closest to Newas

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.

Common questions about Newas

As per the Census of India 2011, Newas village had a population of 3,288. That makes it the 18th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Newas village has 1,517 males and 1,771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Newas has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Newas is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Newas covers 104.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Newas falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Newas is Jagatbela, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance for Newas.

Newas is about 9.1 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Newas is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about 4.2 km away. Sahjanwa is about 7.9 km away. Gorakhpur is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargahan (under 2 km), Kusmhi (under 2 km) and Barwar Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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