About Nawagarh Village

Nawagarh is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,982, made up of 990 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagarh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825318
Area (hectares)	180.13 hectares
Population	1,982
Male Population	990
Female Population	992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagarh compares

By the 2011 count Nawagarh is the 23rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 180.13 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Nawagarh

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

Nawagarh lies about 46 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 11 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 Nawagarh
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	13 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	18 km
District headquarters	Giridih	46 km

Villages closest to Nawagarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagarh village had a population of 1,982. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Nawagarh village has 990 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagarh has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Nawagarh is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagarh covers 180.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawagarh falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawagarh is Nawadih, about 11 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 Nawagarh.

Nawagarh is about 46 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagarh is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 11 km away. Dhanwar is about 13 km away. Barki Saria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.