About Nawa Village

Nawa is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 444 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, 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	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	596.1 hectares
Population	841
Male Population	444
Female Population	397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawa compares

By the 2011 count Nawa is the 83rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 596.1 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Nawa

Nawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 8.4 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bholldih, about 9.5 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
District headquarters	Palamu	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bholldih	9.5 km
Nearest town	Kāro	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	19 km

Villages closest to Nawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur 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 841. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Nawa village has 444 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawa has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Nawa is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawa covers 596.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawa falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawa is Bholldih, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nawa.

Nawa is about 8.4 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 Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Palamu is about 8.4 km away. Bholldih is about 9.5 km away. Kāro is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.