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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 75 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, 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 Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 83.07 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 75
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 214th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 83.07 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

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 7.7 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 3.0 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 railway station Salaia 3.0 km
District headquarters Giridih 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 20 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

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.

Common questions about Nawadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawadih village had a population of 143. That makes it the 214th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Nawadih village has 75 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Nawadih covers 83.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawadih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Salaia, about 3.0 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 7.7 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Salaia is about 3.0 km away. Giridih is about 7.7 km away. Gande is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partappur (2.2 km), Sonbad (5.3 km) and Borotanr (5.5 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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