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About Nawagan Village

Nawagan is a large village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,072, made up of 1,054 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 69.37 hectares
Population 2,072
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Nawagan compares

By the 2011 count Nawagan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 69.37 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Nawagan

Nawagan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawagan 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 Nandaria, Napitpara, Narayanpur and Narcha. 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 Nawagan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagan village had a population of 2,072. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Nawagan village has 1,054 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagan has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nawagan is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagan covers 69.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawagan falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nawagan 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 Nawagan.

Nawagan is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Nawagan today is likely to be higher.

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