About Nawada Village

Nawada is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 261 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawada village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	268 hectares
Population	512
Male Population	261
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Nawada compares

By the 2011 count Nawada is the 51st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Nawada

Nawada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawada 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 Nawada from other places

Nawada lies about 28 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 18 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	Chakradharpur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	19 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	28 km

Villages closest to Nawada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandgaon 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 512. That makes it the 51st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Nawada village has 261 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawada has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Nawada is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawada covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawada falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawada is Chakradharpur, about 18 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 Nawada.

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

Nawada is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 18 km away. Bandgaon is about 19 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.