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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 769 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, 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 Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 364 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 769
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 24th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 51 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 10 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 11 km
Nearest town Medininagar 24 km
District headquarters Latehar 51 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barwadih 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 1,482. That makes it the 24th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Nawadih village has 769 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawadih falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Barwadih Junction, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Nawadih is about 51 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Barwadih is about 10 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 11 km away. Medininagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sindharowa (4.2 km), Putuagarh (4.5 km) and Chhencha (6.6 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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