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About Navadih Village

Navadih is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 479 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1340.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Navadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 1340.85 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 479
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Navadih compares

By the 2011 count Navadih is the 27th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 1340.85 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Navadih

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

Navadih lies about 79 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 45 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 Navadih
Tehsil headquarters Shankargarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 45 km
Nearest town Medininagar 60 km
District headquarters Surguja 79 km

Villages closest to Navadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Navadih village had a population of 931. That makes it the 27th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Navadih village has 479 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navadih has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Navadih is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Navadih covers 1340.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Navadih falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Navadih is Barwadih Junction, about 45 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 Navadih.

Navadih is about 79 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navadih is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. Shankargarh is about 32 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 45 km away. Medininagar is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankepi (6.7 km), Jarahadih (7.7 km) and Amera (11 km).

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

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