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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 191 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 822120
Area (hectares) 356.34 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 191
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 57th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 356.34 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawadih from other places

Nawadih lies about 42 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, 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 Nawadih
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 20 km
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 21 km
District headquarters Garhwa 42 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawadih village had a population of 360. That makes it the 57th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Nawadih village has 191 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 356.34 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.

Nawadih falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Nagar Untari, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 42 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kandi is about 20 km away. Nagar Untari is about 21 km away. Garhwa is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhganwan (12 km), Nainabar (18 km) and Chatanian (18 km).

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

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