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About Nalwa Village

Nalwa is a small village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 199 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Domchanch
Pincode 825407
Area (hectares) 768 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 199
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalwa compares

By the 2011 count Nalwa is the 60th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 768 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Nalwa

Nalwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nalwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nalwa from other places

Nalwa lies about 11 km from Domchanch, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 13 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 Nalwa
Tehsil headquarters Domchanch 11 km
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 13 km
Nearest town Kodarma 15 km

Villages closest to Nalwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalwa village had a population of 398. That makes it the 60th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Nalwa village has 199 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalwa has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Nalwa is 825407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalwa covers 768 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalwa falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nalwa is Maheshpur, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Nalwa.

Nalwa is about 11 km from Domchanch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalwa is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Domchanch is about 11 km away. Maheshpur is about 13 km away. Kodarma is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parho (2.4 km), Chilangia Alias Dharhakola (2.5 km) and Jorasemar (3.9 km).

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

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