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About Nawanagar Village

Nawanagar is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 733 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 170.88 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 733
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawanagar compares

By the 2011 count Nawanagar is the 56th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 170.88 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Nawanagar

Nawanagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawanagar as Available within 10+ 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 Nawanagar from other places

Nawanagar lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, 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 Nawanagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanoor 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Nawanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawanagar village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 56th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Nawanagar village has 733 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawanagar has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Nawanagar is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawanagar covers 170.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawanagar falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nawanagar is Karnasubarna, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nawanagar.

Nawanagar is about 24 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawanagar is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Nanoor is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matinagar (under 2 km), Sadinagar (under 2 km) and Shibnagar (under 2 km).

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

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