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About Nauwadih Village

Nauwadih is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 306 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nauwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nauwadih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Pincode 811211
Area (hectares) 37.32 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 306
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nauwadih compares

By the 2011 count Nauwadih is the 52nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 37.32 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nauwadih

Nauwadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nauwadih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nauwadih from other places

Nauwadih lies about 31 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kunder Halt, about 36 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 Nauwadih
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 19 km
District headquarters Jamui 31 km
Nearest town Jamūī 31 km
Nearest railway station Kunder Halt 36 km

Villages closest to Nauwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikandra 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 Nauwadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Nauwadih village had a population of 605. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Nauwadih village has 306 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nauwadih has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Nauwadih is 811211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nauwadih covers 37.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nauwadih falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nauwadih is Kunder Halt, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nauwadih.

Nauwadih is about 31 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nauwadih is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 19 km away. Jamui is about 31 km away. Jamūī is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathurapur (12 km), Jansinghdih (14 km) and Lachhuar (15 km).

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

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