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About Nath Village

Nath is a small village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 27 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nath village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Hariharganj
Pincode 822131
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 27
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
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 Nath compares

By the 2011 count Nath is the 71st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Nath

Nath is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nath 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 Nath from other places

Nath lies about 31 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 14 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 Nath
Nearest railway station Barlanga 14 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Hariharganj 31 km
District headquarters Palamu 31 km

Villages closest to Nath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nath village had a population of 59. That makes it the 71st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Nath village has 27 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nath has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Nath is 822131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nath covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nath falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nath is Barlanga, about 14 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 Nath.

Nath is about 31 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nath is in Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district. Barlanga is about 14 km away. Kathhāra is about 23 km away. Hariharganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Larbari (8.1 km), Pathra (9.5 km) and Amba (11 km).

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

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