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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 196 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 304.38 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 196
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 99th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 304.38 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1038.

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. 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 Nawadih from other places

Nawadih lies about 84 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 12 km
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 21 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 84 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhura 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 412. That makes it the 99th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Nawadih village has 196 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 304.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawadih falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Khariar Road, about 21 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 84 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 12 km away. Khariar Road is about 21 km away. Mahāsamund is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (under 2 km), Bamhni (under 2 km) and Churkidadar (2.4 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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