About Nauka Village

Nauka is a mid sized village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 654 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1287.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nauka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nauka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhandaria
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	1287.81 hectares
Population	1,282
Male Population	654
Female Population	628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nauka compares

By the 2011 count Nauka is the 18th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 1287.81 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Nauka

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

Nauka lies about 49 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 32 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 Nauka
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandaria	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	32 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	43 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	49 km

Villages closest to Nauka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nauka village had a population of 1,282. That makes it the 18th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Nauka village has 654 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nauka has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Nauka is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nauka covers 1287.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nauka falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nauka is Barwadih Junction, about 32 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 Nauka.

Nauka is about 49 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nauka is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about under 2 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 32 km away. Medininagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.