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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 235 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 218.11 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 235
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 165th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 218.11 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawada 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. The nearest villages by name are Namabad, Nanduara, Nangla and Narashol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 441. That makes it the 165th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Nawada village has 235 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 218.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawada falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nawada notes the nearest railway station 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 Nawada.

Nawada is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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