About Nawada Village

Nawada is a small village in Chatra tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 199 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Chatra
Pincode	825401
Area (hectares)	287 hectares
Population	392
Male Population	199
Female Population	193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 79th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nawada from other places

Nawada lies about 6.5 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 34 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 Nawada
Tehsil headquarters	Chatra	6.5 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	34 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

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Common questions about Nawada

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 392. That makes it the 79th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Nawada village has 199 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawada falls under Chatra tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Shivpur, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nawada.

Nawada is about 6.5 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Chatra tehsil of Chatra district. Chatra is about 6.5 km away. Chatrā is about 6.5 km away. Shivpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.