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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 142 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 142
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 152nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 145 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 15 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 Ammapali 15 km
Nearest town Colgong 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 22 km
District headquarters Jamtara 145 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanpur 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 303. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Nawadih village has 142 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawadih falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Ammapali, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 145 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Ammapali is about 15 km away. Colgong is about 20 km away. Narayanpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih Chhit (under 2 km), Mahadih (1.8 km) and Mahulidih (1.8 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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