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About Nawagarh Village

Nawagarh is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 283 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagarh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828125
Area (hectares) 2 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 283
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawagarh compares

By the 2011 count Nawagarh is the 119th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 2 hectares work out to about 270 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Nawagarh

The census records public bus service for Nawagarh as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawagarh from other places

Nawagarh lies about 20 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Kharkhari, about under 2 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 Nawagarh
Nearest railway station Kharkhari under 2 km
Nearest town Dugda 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 20 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 20 km

Villages closest to Nawagarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Nawagarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagarh village had a population of 541. That makes it the 119th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Nawagarh village has 283 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagarh has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Nawagarh is 828125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagarh covers 2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 270 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawagarh falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawagarh is Kharkhari, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawagarh.

Nawagarh is about 20 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagarh is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Kharkhari is about under 2 km away. Dugda is about 6.8 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulwar (under 2 km), Phulwartanr (under 2 km) and Kharkhari (under 2 km).

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

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