About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 620 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Patan
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	117.72 hectares
Population	1,155
Male Population	620
Female Population	535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 39th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 117.72 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Nawada

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

Nawada lies about 26 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 20 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 Nawada
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	20 km
Nearest town	Gumia	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patan	26 km
District headquarters	Palamu	26 km

Villages closest to Nawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawada village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 39th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Nawada village has 620 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

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

Nawada covers 117.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawada falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Dumri Bihar, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nawada.

Nawada is about 26 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawada is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 20 km away. Gumia is about 22 km away. Patan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.