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About Nawagar Village

Nawagar is a small village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 213 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 654.31 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 213
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagar compares

By the 2011 count Nawagar is the 96th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 654.31 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Nawagar

Nawagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mathari, Merend, Mesya and Metyala. 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 Nawagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagar village had a population of 443. That makes it the 96th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Nawagar village has 213 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagar has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Nawagar is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagar covers 654.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagar falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nawagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nawagar.

Nawagar is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Nawagar today is likely to be higher.

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