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About Namudag Village

Namudag is a large village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,163, made up of 1,638 males and 1,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namudag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namudag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 3,163
Male Population 1,638
Female Population 1,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Namudag compares

By the 2011 count Namudag is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Namudag

Namudag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Namudag as Available within village. 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 Namudag from other places

Namudag lies about 19 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about under 2 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 Namudag
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar under 2 km
Nearest town Gumia 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 19 km
District headquarters Palamu 19 km

Villages closest to Namudag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 Namudag

As per the Census of India 2011, Namudag village had a population of 3,163. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Namudag village has 1,638 males and 1,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namudag has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

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

Namudag covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Namudag falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Namudag is Dumri Bihar, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Namudag.

Namudag is about 19 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Namudag is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about under 2 km away. Gumia is about 5.3 km away. Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harna (9.1 km), Kharar (9.1 km) and Lalgara (9.1 km).

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

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