About Shekhar Nawadih Village

Shekhar Nawadih is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 484 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhar Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhar Nawadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Palojori
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	922
Male Population	484
Female Population	438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhar Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Shekhar Nawadih is the 43rd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Shekhar Nawadih

Shekhar Nawadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhar Nawadih as Available within village. 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 Shekhar Nawadih from other places

Shekhar Nawadih lies about 32 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Narganjo Halt, about 21 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 Shekhar Nawadih
Nearest railway station	Narganjo Halt	21 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palojori	32 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	32 km

Villages closest to Shekhar Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palojori 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 Shekhar Nawadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhar Nawadih village had a population of 922. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Shekhar Nawadih village has 484 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhar Nawadih has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Shekhar Nawadih is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhar Nawadih covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhar Nawadih falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shekhar Nawadih is Narganjo Halt, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhar Nawadih.

Shekhar Nawadih is about 32 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhar Nawadih is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Narganjo Halt is about 21 km away. Jhajha is about 23 km away. Palojori is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.