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About Nawagarh Village

Nawagarh is a large village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,121, made up of 1,079 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 784.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagarh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 784.69 hectares
Population 2,121
Male Population 1,079
Female Population 1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagarh compares

By the 2011 count Nawagarh is the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 784.69 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Nawagarh

Nawagarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawagarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nawagarh from other places

Nawagarh lies about 32 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about 9.1 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 Nawagarh
Nearest railway station Jonha 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 11 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 32 km

Villages closest to Nawagarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagarh village had a population of 2,121. That makes it the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Nawagarh village has 1,079 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagarh has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Nawagarh is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagarh covers 784.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagarh falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawagarh is Jonha, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nawagarh.

Nawagarh is about 32 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagarh is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Jonha is about 9.1 km away. Angara is about 11 km away. Chitarpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangamati (under 2 km), Barkigorang (2.0 km) and Beti (2.0 km).

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

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