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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 290 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Jainagar
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 290
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 81st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 57 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 4.0 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
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 4.0 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jainagar 32 km
District headquarters Kodarma 57 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jainagar 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 562. That makes it the 81st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Nawada village has 290 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawada falls under Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Hazaribag Town, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nawada.

Nawada is about 57 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district. Hazaribag Town is about 4.0 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 5.1 km away. Jainagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaia (4.7 km), Ambadih (15 km) and Baniadih (15 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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