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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a large village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,809, made up of 1,471 males and 1,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 2,809
Male Population 1,471
Female Population 1,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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 25 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, 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 Nawadih
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 25 km
District headquarters Chatra 25 km
Nearest town Chatrā 25 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 34 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 2,809. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Nawadih village has 1,471 males and 1,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawadih falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

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

Nawadih is about 25 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 25 km away. Chatra is about 25 km away. Chatrā is about 25 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 Panari (under 2 km), Dongari (8.4 km) and Baheri (9.9 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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