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About Naugarha Village

Naugarha is a mid sized village in Bishrampur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 410 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naugarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naugarha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Bishrampur
Pincode 822124
Area (hectares) 129.24 hectares
Population 814
Male Population 410
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naugarha compares

By the 2011 count Naugarha is the 28th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents. Its 129.24 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Naugarha

Naugarha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Naugarha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naugarha from other places

Naugarha lies about 12 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 4.5 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 Naugarha
Nearest town Jāridih 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishrampur 12 km
District headquarters Palamu 12 km

Villages closest to Naugarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naugarha village had a population of 814. That makes it the 28th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents.

Naugarha village has 410 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naugarha has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Naugarha is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naugarha covers 129.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naugarha falls under Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Naugarha is Jarangdih, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance for Naugarha.

Naugarha is about 12 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naugarha is in Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district. Jāridih is about 4.3 km away. Jarangdih is about 4.5 km away. Bishrampur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarka (4.5 km), Pipra (4.6 km) and Halga (6.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Naugarha today is likely to be higher.

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