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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 341 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 341
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nawadih from other places

Nawadih lies about 136 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha, about 6.4 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 Nawadih
Nearest railway station Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha 6.4 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarhasi 24 km
District headquarters Palamu 136 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

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 Nawadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawadih village had a population of 647. That makes it the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Nawadih village has 341 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawadih falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha, about 6.4 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 km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 136 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha is about 6.4 km away. Lohārdagā is about 12 km away. Tarhasi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasiyadih (2.1 km), Pashar (8.2 km) and Arka (13 km).

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

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