About Nowada Village

Nowada is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 415 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.08 hectares hectares.

Nowada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nowada village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Tundi
Area (hectares)	293.08 hectares
Population	844
Male Population	415
Female Population	429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
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 Nowada compares

By the 2011 count Nowada is the 34th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 293.08 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Nowada

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

Nowada lies about 36 km from Dhanbad, 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 Nowada
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tundi	15 km
Nearest town	Giridih	16 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	36 km

Villages closest to Nowada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tundi 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 Nowada

As per the Census of India 2011, Nowada village had a population of 844. That makes it the 34th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Nowada village has 415 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nowada has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Nowada covers 293.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nowada falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nowada 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 Nowada.

Nowada is about 36 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nowada is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 14 km away. Tundi is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.