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About Nawdiha Village

Nawdiha is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,188, made up of 1,667 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 3,188
Male Population 1,667
Female Population 1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawdiha compares

By the 2011 count Nawdiha is the 8th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Nawdiha

Nawdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawdiha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nawdiha from other places

Nawdiha lies about 17 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Tupkadih, about 9.3 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 Nawdiha
Nearest town Phusro 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Tupkadih 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 17 km
District headquarters Palamu 17 km

Villages closest to Nawdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawdiha village had a population of 3,188. That makes it the 8th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Nawdiha village has 1,667 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawdiha has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Nawdiha is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawdiha covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawdiha falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawdiha is Tupkadih, about 9.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nawdiha.

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

Nawdiha is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Phusro is about 8.9 km away. Tupkadih is about 9.3 km away. Chhatarpur 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 Bara (3.8 km), Bardiha (3.8 km) and Basantpur (3.8 km).

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

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