About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 329 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, 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	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	84 hectares
Population	617
Male Population	329
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
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 Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 91st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nawada 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 Nawada from other places

Nawada lies about 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	14 km
District headquarters	Giridih	16 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 617. That makes it the 91st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Nawada village has 329 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Nawada covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Maheshmunda Junction, about 14 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 Nawada.

Nawada is about 16 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 6.4 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.