About Nawa Village

Nawa is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 513 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	100.21 hectares
Population	981
Male Population	513
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawa compares

By the 2011 count Nawa is the 15th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 100.21 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Nawa

Nawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawa from other places

Nawa lies about 157 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 36 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 Nawa
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	22 km
Nearest railway station	Kechki	36 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	39 km
District headquarters	Palamu	157 km

Villages closest to Nawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawa village had a population of 981. That makes it the 15th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Nawa village has 513 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawa 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 916.

The pincode recorded for Nawa is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawa covers 100.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawa falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawa is Kechki, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nawa.

Nawa is about 157 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawa is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 22 km away. Kechki is about 36 km away. Medininagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.