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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 301 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 118.95 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 301
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 107th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 118.95 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Nawada

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

How far is Nawada from other places

Nawada lies about 51 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 8.3 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 Nawada
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 30 km
Nearest town Kodarma 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 51 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 583. That makes it the 107th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Nawada village has 301 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 118.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawada falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Dhanwar, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance for Nawada.

Nawada is about 51 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 8.3 km away. Birni is about 30 km away. Kodarma is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kenduatanr (under 2 km), Jhanjh (1.7 km) and Kharkhari (4.3 km).

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

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