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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 177 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835331
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 177
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 100th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

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 <5 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 28 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 28 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 Ghaghra 7.1 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 25 km
District headquarters Gumla 28 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 28 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghaghra 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 367. That makes it the 100th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Nawadih village has 177 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 216 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 Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Lohardaga, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 28 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 7.1 km away. Lohārdagā is about 25 km away. Gumla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itkiri (under 2 km), Chatti (under 2 km) and Sarango (2.1 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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