| Nagwans | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.8833°N 99°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lalitpur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Talbehat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.511 |
| Population Total: | 1510 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Nagwans is a village in Jakhaura block of Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is about from Jhansi. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,510, in 297 households.
According to Paul Whalley, the suffix -wāns in Nagwāns is a variant form of the suffix -bās, ultimately from Sanskrit vāsa, meaning "dwelling". The variant -wāns is common in Lalitpur district; other examples are Kisalwans, Satarwans, Satwansa, Kurwans, and Khitwans.[1]
According to the 2011 census, Nagwans has a total area of 651.1 hectares, of which 392.1 were currently farmland and 85.9 were under non-agricultural use. 97.2 hectares were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests, orchards, or pastures existed on village lands.
As of 2011, Nagwans had a population of 1,510, in 297 households. This population was 53.6% male (810) and 46.4% female (700). The 0-6 age group numbered 270 (137 male and 133 female), or 17.9% of the total population. 327 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 21.7% of the total.[2]
As of 2011, Nagwans had 3 primary schools; it did not have any kind of healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by well and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a public library but no post office; there was at least some access to electricity for residential purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[3]
The staple crop grown at Nagwans is the urad bean. The village does not host a weekly haat or regular market, and there is no bank or agricultural credit society.[3]