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About Ketru Nawada Village

Ketru Nawada is a large village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,144, made up of 1,103 males and 1,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares.

Ketru Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ketru Nawada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Gidhaur
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 2,144
Male Population 1,103
Female Population 1,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ketru Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Ketru Nawada is the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Ketru Nawada

Ketru Nawada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ketru 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ketru Nawada from other places

Ketru Nawada lies about 14 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ketru Nawada
Nearest railway station Gidhaur 1.6 km
Nearest town Jhajha 9.4 km
District headquarters Jamui 14 km

Villages closest to Ketru Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gidhaur tehsil.

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 Ketru Nawada

As per the Census of India 2011, Ketru Nawada village had a population of 2,144. That makes it the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Ketru Nawada village has 1,103 males and 1,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ketru Nawada has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 901.

Ketru Nawada covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ketru Nawada falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ketru Nawada is Gidhaur, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Ketru Nawada is about 14 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ketru Nawada is in Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district. Gidhaur is about 1.6 km away. Jhajha is about 9.4 km away. Jamui is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangra (under 2 km), Sansarpur (under 2 km) and Banjhulia (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ketru Nawada today is likely to be higher.

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