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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 557 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.69 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 Katkamsandi
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 464.69 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 557
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 464.69 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 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 Katkamsandi 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 Katkamsandi 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 1,064. That makes it the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Nawada village has 557 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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

Nawada covers 464.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawada falls under Katkamsandi 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Katkamsandi 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 Kud (2.4 km), Lawa Kudar (2.4 km) and Kadma Khurd (3.1 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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