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About Nawahatu Village

Nawahatu is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,625, made up of 825 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawahatu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 454.69 hectares
Population 1,625
Male Population 825
Female Population 800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawahatu compares

By the 2011 count Nawahatu is the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 454.69 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Nawahatu

The census records public bus service for Nawahatu 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Murulahar, Mutukura, Nalkapi and Narayanpur. 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 Nawahatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawahatu village had a population of 1,625. That makes it the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Nawahatu village has 825 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawahatu has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Nawahatu is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawahatu covers 454.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawahatu falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nawahatu notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Nawahatu.

Nawahatu is in Jhalda II 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 Nawahatu today is likely to be higher.

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