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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 208 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, 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 Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 208
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 45th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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 Mayur Hand 6.5 km
District 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 Mayur Hand 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 Nawada

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 397. That makes it the 45th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Nawada village has 208 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Mayur Hand 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 6.5 km away. Chatra is about 6.5 km away. Chatrā is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurwadih (2.2 km), Tilaitanr (3.1 km) and Pakaria (6.7 km).

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

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