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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 72 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, 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 Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 72
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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 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 37 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 7.7 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 Bakaspur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 14 km
District headquarters Gumla 37 km
Nearest town Gumlā 37 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamdara 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 140. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Nawadih village has 72 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawadih falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Bakaspur, about 7.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 37 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 Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 7.7 km away. Kamdara is about 14 km away. Gumla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Renrwa (1.9 km), Narsinghpur (2.2 km) and Murumkela (3.3 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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