About Nawa Village

Nawa is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,150, made up of 569 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, 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	Tarhasi
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	588 hectares
Population	1,150
Male Population	569
Female Population	581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
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 Nawa compares

By the 2011 count Nawa is the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Nawa

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

Nawa lies about 143 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 3.9 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 Nawa
Nearest railway station	Demu	3.9 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	16 km
District headquarters	Palamu	143 km

Villages closest to Nawa

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.

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Common questions about Nawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawa village had a population of 1,150. That makes it the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Nawa village has 569 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawa has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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

Nawa covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawa falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawa is Demu, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nawa.

Nawa is about 143 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 Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Demu is about 3.9 km away. Lātehār is about 8.9 km away. Tarhasi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.