Nawabganj observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Nawabganj is a village in Manihari mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 8,069 inhabitants in 1,700 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.3% and is located at coordinates 26.392°N, 87.148°E.
By population, Nawabganj ranks #7 of 62 villages in Manihari mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nawabganj is a village of 8,069 people in 1,700 households (Census 2011) in Manihari block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 7th-largest of 62 villages in Manihari block. Literacy is 55%, 15 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. It lies 78 km from the Katihar district centre, 9 km from Patraha, the nearest town, 7 km from Narpatganj railway station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854113, served by Manihari post office; the LGD village code is 225719. The nearest hospital or health centre is Referral Hospital Jogbani, 10 km away. The village votes in Sonbarsha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ratnesh Sada. The population is estimated at 9,513 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nawabganj · this village | 8,069 | 55% | — |
| Nawabganj · Korha | 1,371 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Nawabganj · Narpatganj | 6,825 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Chainpur · Purulia - II | 2,785 | 52% | 0.8 km E |
| Hanumannagar · Majorganj | 579 | 45% | 1.2 km S |
| Hanumannagar · Babubarhi | 804 | 61% | 1.2 km S |
| Hanumannagar · Sheohar | 1,404 | 49% | 1.2 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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