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About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 372 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, 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 Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 372
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

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 10+ 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 17 km from Markacho, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 4.3 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 Maheshpur 4.3 km
Nearest town Kodarma 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 17 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Markacho 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 741. That makes it the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Nawada village has 372 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Maheshpur, about 4.3 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 village for Nawada.

Nawada is about 17 km from Markacho in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Maheshpur is about 4.3 km away. Kodarma is about 15 km away. Markacho is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Debipur (6.5 km), Pasiadih (6.5 km) and Bandarchukwa (7.0 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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