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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a small village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 254 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 20.01 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 254
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 67th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 20.01 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Murgabani, Nabagram, Nadiha and Naragarya. 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 458. That makes it the 67th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Nawada village has 254 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 20.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawada falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nawada notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nawada.

Nawada is in Neturia 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 Nawada today is likely to be higher.

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