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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a large village in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,048, made up of 2,052 males and 1,996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, 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 Sariya
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 353.25 hectares
Population 4,048
Male Population 2,052
Female Population 1,996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 353.25 hectares work out to about 11 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 948.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Sariya 7.7 km
District headquarters Giridih 7.7 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sariya 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 4,048. That makes it the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Nawadih village has 2,052 males and 1,996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 353.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawadih falls under Sariya 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. Salaia is about 3.0 km away. Sariya is about 7.7 km away. Giridih is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (3.9 km), Koiridih (4.6 km) and Karma (5.9 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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