About Nawgarh Village

Nawgarh is a small village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 180 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawgarh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	65 hectares
Population	353
Male Population	180
Female Population	173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
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 Nawgarh compares

By the 2011 count Nawgarh is the 77th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Nawgarh

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

Nawgarh lies about 28 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kharkhari, 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 Nawgarh
Nearest railway station	Kharkhari	under 2 km
Nearest town	Dugda	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nilambar Pitambarpur	28 km
District headquarters	Palamu	28 km

Villages closest to Nawgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilambar Pitambarpur 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 Nawgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawgarh village had a population of 353. That makes it the 77th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Nawgarh village has 180 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawgarh has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Nawgarh is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawgarh covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawgarh falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawgarh is Kharkhari, about under 2 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 Nawgarh.

Nawgarh is about 28 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawgarh is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Kharkhari is about under 2 km away. Dugda is about 6.8 km away. Nilambar Pitambarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.