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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a mid sized village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 382 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Hussainabad
Pincode 822116
Area (hectares) 63.68 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 382
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 56th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 63.68 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 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 Nawadih
Nearest town Phusro 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Tupkadih 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Hussainabad 17 km
District headquarters Palamu 17 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hussainabad 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 741. That makes it the 56th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Nawadih village has 382 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 63.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawadih falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih 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.

Nawadih is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Phusro is about 8.9 km away. Tupkadih is about 9.3 km away. Hussainabad 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 Ghurna Araji Nawadih (under 2 km), Bardiha (3.8 km) and Kathaundha Khurd Alias Hussa (4.8 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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