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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 239 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.78 hectares hectares.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Area (hectares) 202.78 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 239
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 55th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 202.78 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 986.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 139 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 15 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 Bagaha 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 15 km
District headquarters Bokaro 139 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawadih 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 469. That makes it the 55th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Nawadih village has 239 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 962 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 986.

Nawadih covers 202.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawadih falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Paharpur, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 139 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 Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Bagaha is about 8.0 km away. Paharpur is about 15 km away. Bokaro is about 139 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goladih (8.0 km), Baridih (10 km) and Bhawani (10 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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