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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 150 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 825313
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 150
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 the 83rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

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 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 17 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Tupkadih, about 9.3 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 town Phusro 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Tupkadih 9.3 km
District headquarters Bokaro 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 20 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gumia 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 284. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Nawadih village has 150 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 825313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawadih falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Tupkadih, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 17 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Phusro is about 8.9 km away. Tupkadih is about 9.3 km away. Bokaro is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kairatanr (9.9 km), Ambatanr (12 km) and Tenudam Cum Kathhara (14 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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