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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 515 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 160.1 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 515
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 68th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 160.1 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nawadih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawadih from other places

Nawadih lies about 36 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kole, about 6.7 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 Nawadih
Nearest railway station Kole 6.7 km
Nearest town Churi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 28 km
District headquarters Ranchi 36 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawadih village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 68th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Nawadih village has 515 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 160.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawadih falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Kole, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 36 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawadih is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kole is about 6.7 km away. Churi is about 14 km away. Kanke is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagda (8.3 km), Benti (9.8 km) and Menrhi (11 km).

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

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