About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a large village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,726, made up of 1,884 males and 1,842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 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	Jamua
Pincode	815314
Area (hectares)	519 hectares
Population	3,726
Male Population	1,884
Female Population	1,842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 519 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Nawadih

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

Nawadih lies about 135 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 5.7 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	Shivpur	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	27 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	135 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawadih village had a population of 3,726. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Nawadih village has 1,884 males and 1,842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

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

Nawadih covers 519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawadih falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Shivpur, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 135 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 Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Shivpur is about 5.7 km away. Jamua is about 27 km away. Chatrā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.