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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 421 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 810
Male Population 421
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 62nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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 5 - 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 7.7 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 3.0 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
Nearest railway station Salaia 3.0 km
District headquarters Giridih 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 13 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bengabad 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 810. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Nawadih village has 421 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawadih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Salaia, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 7.7 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Salaia is about 3.0 km away. Giridih is about 7.7 km away. Bengabad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partappur Kalichatan (2.2 km), Motileda (3.5 km) and Sijua (5.1 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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