Nawada

This page provides an overview of Nawada: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

10,880,151
Population
1,657,891
Households
939
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
48.88%
Approx. literacy

Nawada has an aggregated population of 10,880,151. Approximately 40.79% live in rural areas (4,438,292) and 3.96% live in urban areas (431,158).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 4,438,292 3
Akbarpur 711,876 160
Gobindpur 286,362 76
Hisua 390,637 54
Kashi Chak 215,658 36
Kawakol 430,317 51
Meskaur 283,074 63
Nardiganj 374,148 58
Narhat 336,126 68
Nawada 845,705 75
Pakribarawan 549,198 71
Rajauli 468,508 166
Roh 487,521 80
Sirdala 535,416 90
Warisaliganj 527,313 78

Population summary

Nawada has a population of 10,880,151 (5,610,328 males and 5,269,823 females). The sex ratio is about 939 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population10,880,151
Male5,610,328
Female5,269,823
Rural population4,438,292 (40.79%)
Urban population431,158 (3.96%)
Households1,657,891

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 48.88%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,318,140
Total illiterates5,562,011

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,800,480 (25.74%). ST: 10,058 (0.09%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,800,48025.74%
ST10,0580.09%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,934,590 (17.78%). Workers: 4,023,535 (36.98%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,934,59017.78%
Total workers4,023,53536.98%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Nawada 2,219,146
Nawada 2,003,567
Nawada 321,491
Akbarpur 237,292
Akbarpur 237,292
Nawada 215,579
Nawada 202,723
Warisaliganj 187,123
Pakribarawan 183,066
Pakribarawan 183,066