About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 712 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	628 hectares
Population	1,347
Male Population	712
Female Population	635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 4th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 628 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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 village. 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 23 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	16 km
District headquarters	Latehar	23 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	23 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

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Common questions about Nawada

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 4th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Nawada village has 712 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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

Nawada covers 628 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawada falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Balumath, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nawada.

Nawada is about 23 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 5.9 km away. Balumath is about 16 km away. Latehar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.