About Nawgarh Village

Nawgarh is a mid sized village in Untari Road tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 503 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawgarh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Untari Road
Pincode	812124
Area (hectares)	188.95 hectares
Population	968
Male Population	503
Female Population	465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Nawgarh compares

By the 2011 count Nawgarh is the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 188.95 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Nawgarh

Nawgarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawgarh 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawgarh from other places

Nawgarh lies about 28 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kharkhari, about under 2 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 Nawgarh
Nearest railway station	Kharkhari	under 2 km
Nearest town	Dugda	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Untari Road	28 km
District headquarters	Palamu	28 km

Villages closest to Nawgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Untari Road 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 Nawgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawgarh village had a population of 968. That makes it the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Nawgarh village has 503 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawgarh has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Nawgarh is 812124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawgarh covers 188.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawgarh falls under Untari Road tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawgarh is Kharkhari, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nawgarh.

Nawgarh is about 28 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawgarh is in Untari Road tehsil of Palamu district. Kharkhari is about under 2 km away. Dugda is about 6.8 km away. Untari Road is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.