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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 179 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, 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 Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 179
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 142nd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

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 129 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 12 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 town Rātu 11 km
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 22 km
District headquarters Giridih 129 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deori 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 346. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Nawadih village has 179 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawadih falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Hundur Halt, about 12 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 129 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 Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Rātu is about 11 km away. Hundur Halt is about 12 km away. Deori is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalu (4.5 km), Ghordmarwa (4.9 km) and Lakarmarwa (4.9 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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