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About Nawadih Village

Nawadih is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 162 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, 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 Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 162
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawadih compares

By the 2011 count Nawadih is the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Nawadih

Nawadih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nawadih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nawadih from other places

Nawadih lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 16 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 town Būndu 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Silli 28 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Nawadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silli 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 331. That makes it the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Nawadih village has 162 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawadih has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Nawadih is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawadih covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawadih falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawadih is Gangaghat, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nawadih.

Nawadih is about 28 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 Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 7.9 km away. Gangaghat is about 16 km away. Silli 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 Jaradih (3.5 km), Dumarbera (10 km) and Khapchabera (10 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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