About Nawagarh Village

Nawagarh is one of the larger villages in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,529, made up of 3,154 males and 3,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3043 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagarh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	3043 hectares
Population	6,529
Male Population	3,154
Female Population	3,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagarh compares

By the 2011 count Nawagarh is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 3043 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Nawagarh

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

Nawagarh lies about 13 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 50 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 Nawagarh
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	4.8 km
District headquarters	Gumla	13 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	13 km
Nearest railway station	Pokla	50 km

Villages closest to Nawagarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagarh village had a population of 6,529. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Nawagarh village has 3,154 males and 3,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagarh has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Nawagarh is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagarh covers 3043 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagarh falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawagarh is Pokla, about 50 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 Nawagarh.

Nawagarh is about 13 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagarh is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 4.8 km away. Gumla is about 13 km away. Gumlā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.