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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 437 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, 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 Dumri
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 437
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 81st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 48 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, 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
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 12 km
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 12 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 21 km
District headquarters Giridih 48 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 858. That makes it the 81st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Nawadih village has 437 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawadih falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Chaudhribandh, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 48 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 Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Dumri is about 12 km away. Chaudhribandh is about 12 km away. Barki Saria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih Alias Kushto Paharpu (under 2 km), Ohdar Nawadih (under 2 km) and Barwadih (under 2 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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