About Pawadih Village

Pawadih is a large village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,575, made up of 1,325 males and 1,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawadih village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Silao
Pincode	803111
Area (hectares)	216 hectares
Population	2,575
Male Population	1,325
Female Population	1,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawadih compares

By the 2011 count Pawadih is the 21st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Pawadih

Pawadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pawadih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pawadih from other places

Pawadih lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 7.3 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 Pawadih
Nearest railway station	Karahdih	7.3 km
Nearest town	Rājgīr	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silao	8.5 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	22 km

Villages closest to Pawadih

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

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Common questions about Pawadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawadih village had a population of 2,575. That makes it the 21st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Pawadih village has 1,325 males and 1,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawadih has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Pawadih is 803111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawadih covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pawadih falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pawadih is Karahdih, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pawadih.

Pawadih is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawadih is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Karahdih is about 7.3 km away. Rājgīr is about 8.3 km away. Silao is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.