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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a mid sized village in Khelari tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 798 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, 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 Khelari
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 931.71 hectares
Population 1,594
Male Population 798
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 931.71 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within 5 - 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 Nawadih from other places

Nawadih lies about 50 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, about 3.0 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 Nawadih
Nearest railway station McCluskieganj 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khelari 4.3 km
Nearest town Khalāri 4.3 km
District headquarters Ranchi 50 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khelari 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 1,594. That makes it the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Nawadih village has 798 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 931.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawadih falls under Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is McCluskieganj, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 50 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 Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district. McCluskieganj is about 3.0 km away. Khelari is about 4.3 km away. Khalāri is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumang (1.8 km), Mayapur (2.4 km) and Lapra (3.0 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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