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About Naugarh Village

Naugarh is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,405, made up of 722 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naugarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naugarh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 158.1 hectares
Population 1,405
Male Population 722
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naugarh compares

By the 2011 count Naugarh is the 19th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 158.1 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Naugarh

Naugarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Naugarh as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naugarh from other places

Naugarh lies about 123 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Biratoli, about 2.9 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 Naugarh
Nearest railway station Biratoli 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarhasi 5.6 km
Nearest town Lātehār 26 km
District headquarters Palamu 123 km

Villages closest to Naugarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naugarh village had a population of 1,405. That makes it the 19th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Naugarh village has 722 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naugarh has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Naugarh is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naugarh covers 158.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naugarh falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Naugarh is Biratoli, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Naugarh.

Naugarh is about 123 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naugarh is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Biratoli is about 2.9 km away. Tarhasi is about 5.6 km away. Lātehār is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatarpur (3.2 km), Tarhasi (5.6 km) and Pakri (10.0 km).

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

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