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About Nawadiha Village

Nawadiha is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 420 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 830.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadiha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497224
Area (hectares) 830.15 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 420
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadiha compares

By the 2011 count Nawadiha is the 49th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 830.15 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Nawadiha

Nawadiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawadiha as Available. 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 Nawadiha from other places

Nawadiha lies about 92 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 37 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 Nawadiha
Tehsil headquarters Samri 15 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 37 km
Nearest town Medininagar 57 km
District headquarters Surguja 92 km

Villages closest to Nawadiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawadiha village had a population of 843. That makes it the 49th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Nawadiha village has 420 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadiha has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Nawadiha is 497224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadiha covers 830.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawadiha falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawadiha is Barwadih Junction, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nawadiha.

Nawadiha is about 92 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadiha is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Samri is about 15 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 37 km away. Medininagar is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih Kalan (under 2 km), Nawadih Khurd (under 2 km) and Sabag (1.8 km).

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

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