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About Nowadih Village

Nowadih is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 535 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nowadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nowadih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 150.88 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 535
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nowadih compares

By the 2011 count Nowadih is the 53rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 150.88 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Nowadih

Nowadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nowadih as Available within <5 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 Murgabera, Murugara, Narayanpur and Nilmohanpur. 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 Nowadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Nowadih village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Nowadih village has 535 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nowadih has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Nowadih is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nowadih covers 150.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nowadih falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nowadih notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nowadih.

Nowadih is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Nowadih today is likely to be higher.

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