About Nawada Village

Nawada is one of the larger villages in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,558, made up of 3,458 males and 3,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Bishungarh
Pincode	825312
Area (hectares)	290 hectares
Population	6,558
Male Population	3,458
Female Population	3,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Nawada

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

Nawada lies about 41 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 20 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 Nawada
Tehsil headquarters	Bishungarh	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	20 km
Nearest town	Gumia	22 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	41 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 6,558. That makes it the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Nawada village has 3,458 males and 3,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawada falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Dumri Bihar, about 20 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 Nawada.

Nawada is about 41 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 3.0 km away. Dumri Bihar is about 20 km away. Gumia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.