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About Nawada Village

Nawada is one of the larger villages in Katamdag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,456, made up of 2,860 males and 2,596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, 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 Katamdag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 457 hectares
Population 5,456
Male Population 2,860
Female Population 2,596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 457 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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 <5 km distance. 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 under 2 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 1.9 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 Katamdag under 2 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh under 2 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh under 2 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 1.9 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 5,456. 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 1,503 residents.

Nawada village has 2,860 males and 2,596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Hazaribag Town, about 1.9 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 village for Nawada.

Nawada is about under 2 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 Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Katamdag is about under 2 km away. Hazaribagh is about under 2 km away. Hazāribāgh is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadma No Ii (under 2 km), Kud (2.4 km) and Kud No Ii (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nawada today is likely to be higher.

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