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Nawadih, Markacho

Coordinates: 24°24′26″N 85°48′41″E / 24.407222°N 85.811444°E / 24.407222; 85.811444
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Nawadih
Village
Nawadih is located in Jharkhand
Nawadih
Nawadih
Location in Jharkhand, India
Nawadih is located in India
Nawadih
Nawadih
Nawadih (India)
Coordinates: 24°24′26″N 85°48′41″E / 24.407222°N 85.811444°E / 24.407222; 85.811444
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictKoderma
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,271
Languages (*For language details see Markacho (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825318
Telephone/ STD code06534
Vehicle registrationJH 12
Lok Sabha constituencyKodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKodarma
Websitekoderma.nic.in

Nawadih is a village and a gram panchayat in the Markacho CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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5miles
B
I
H
A
R
Sakri River
Barakar River
Koderma
Wildlife
Sanctuary
T
Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary (T)
Koderma Thermal Power Station
P
Koderma Thermal Power Station
Tilaiya
Dam
D
Tilaiya Dam
Karma
CT
Karma, Koderma (CT)
Bekobar
CT
Bekobar (CT)
Domchanch
CT
Domchanch (CT)
Jhumri Telaiya
M
Jhumri Telaiya (M)
Kodarma
M
Kodarma (M)
Urwan
R
Urwan (R)
Tilaiya
R
Tilaiya (R)
Satgawan
R
Satgawan (R)
Nawalsahi
R
Nawalsahi (R)
Nawadih
R
Markacho
R
Markacho (R)
Jainagar
R
Jainagar, Koderma (R)
Dhab
R
Dhab (R)
Chandwara
R
Chandwara (R)
Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, D: dam, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Nawadih is located at 24°24′26″N 85°48′41″E / 24.407222°N 85.811444°E / 24.407222; 85.811444.

Overview

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Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation, at Tilaiya, was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population.[1][2][3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Nawadih had a total population of 1,271, of which 642 (51%) were males and 629 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 246. The total number of literate persons in Nawadih was 757 (73.85% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport

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The 111 km long railway project from Koderma to Giridih costing 787.87 crore was inaugurated from Koderma to Nawadih on 26 June 2013, by Babulal Marandi, the JVM-P Chief.[5] Passenger services were started in the fully operational Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line in 2019.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 18. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Damodar Valley Corporation". Dams and Barrages. DVC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Koderma-Giridih railway track opened". The Times of India, Ranchi, 26 June 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. ^ Railway, Eastern (16 February 2019). "pic.twitter.com/fol9xNXCuk". @EasternRailway. Retrieved 17 February 2019.