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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 614 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 378.85 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 614
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 28th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 378.85 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

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 <5 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 74 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 53 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 Balrampur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 53 km
Nearest town Garhwa 61 km
District headquarters Surguja 74 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 1,201. That makes it the 28th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Nawadih village has 614 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 378.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawadih falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Barwadih Junction, about 53 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 km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 74 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 4.8 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 53 km away. Garhwa is about 61 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 Alakhdiha (under 2 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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