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About Nauka Village

Nauka is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 216 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nauka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nauka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 216
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nauka compares

By the 2011 count Nauka is the 151st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Nauka

Nauka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nauka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Murumdih, Nagadi, Nakrakocha and Namibera. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nauka

As per the Census of India 2011, Nauka village had a population of 421. That makes it the 151st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Nauka village has 216 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nauka has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Nauka is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nauka covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nauka falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Nauka notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Nauka.

Nauka is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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