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About Nawa Ganw Village

Nawa Ganw is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 504 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawa Ganw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawa Ganw village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 277 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 504
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawa Ganw compares

By the 2011 count Nawa Ganw is the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Nawa Ganw

Nawa Ganw is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawa Ganw 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawa Ganw from other places

Nawa Ganw lies about 44 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 2.0 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 Ganw
Nearest railway station Māluka 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 5.1 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 30 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 44 km

Villages closest to Nawa Ganw

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagannathpur 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 Nawa Ganw

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawa Ganw village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Nawa Ganw village has 504 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawa Ganw has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Nawa Ganw is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawa Ganw covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawa Ganw falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawa Ganw is Māluka, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Nawa Ganw.

Nawa Ganw is about 44 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawa Ganw is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 2.0 km away. Jagannathpur is about 5.1 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maluka (under 2 km), Nichitpur (1.6 km) and Amjora (2.6 km).

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

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