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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a small village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 137 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 137
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,168
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 Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 132nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nawada 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 Nawada from other places

Nawada lies about 48 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 14 km
Nearest town Giridih 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 26 km
District headquarters Deoghar 48 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhupur 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 297. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Nawada village has 137 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 227 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.

Nawada falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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 Nawada.

Nawada is about 48 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Madhupur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Nawada (under 2 km), Dhakodih (1.8 km) and Bhalpahri (2.2 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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