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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a mid sized village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 565 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 565
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 27th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 38 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 19 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 Thakurgangti 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 19 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 26 km
District headquarters Godda 38 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurgangti 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 1,067. That makes it the 27th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Nawadih village has 565 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawadih falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 38 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 2.6 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 19 km away. Sāhibganj is about 26 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 Parthumanjhi (under 2 km), Ratia Chak (under 2 km) and Pachradih (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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