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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 127 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 127
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nawadih from other places

Nawadih lies about 52 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 5.0 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 Nawadih
Nearest railway station Khairadih Halt 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 7.0 km
District headquarters Rohtas 52 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawadih village had a population of 255. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Nawadih village has 127 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Nawadih covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawadih falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Khairadih Halt, about 5.0 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 village for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 52 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Khairadih Halt is about 5.0 km away. Nokha is about 7.0 km away. Rohtas is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupahtha (under 2 km), Hathni (under 2 km) and Baligawan (1.5 km).

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

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