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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a mid sized village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,426, made up of 721 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 917 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Bariyatu
Pincode 829202
Area (hectares) 917 hectares
Population 1,426
Male Population 721
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 12th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 917 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within <5 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 Nawadih from other places

Nawadih lies about 8.3 km from Bariyatu, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 5.3 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 Nawadih
Nearest railway station Latehar 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bariyatu 8.3 km
Nearest town Lātehār 8.3 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bariyatu 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 1,426. That makes it the 12th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Nawadih village has 721 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 829202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 917 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawadih falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Latehar, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 8.3 km from Bariyatu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Latehar is about 5.3 km away. Bariyatu is about 8.3 km away. Lātehār is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariatu (8.2 km), Bachra (8.8 km) and Barwadih (9.3 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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