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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a small village in Noamundi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 149 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833192, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Noamundi
Pincode 833192
Area (hectares) 187.61 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 149
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 187.61 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Nawagaon

Nawagaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawagaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawagaon from other places

Nawagaon 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 Nawagaon
Nearest railway station Māluka 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Noamundi 17 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 30 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 44 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Noamundi 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 Nawagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagaon village had a population of 297. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Nawagaon village has 149 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 833192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 187.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon falls under Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

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

Nawagaon 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.

Nawagaon is in Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 2.0 km away. Noamundi is about 17 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 Kolaisai (4.7 km), Pokhripi (8.9 km) and Sildauri (9.5 km).

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

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