# Nawadih, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Bokaro, Jharkhand 

# Nawadih

Nawadih is a sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **138,454 people**, 1 town and 69 villages (67 inhabited). The largest village is Penk (8,017 people).

- 138,454people (2011)
- 69villages
- 1towns
- 62.6%literacy

## Population of Nawadih compared with Bokaro

■ Nawadih · ■ Bokaro district

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**923

Working population ****38.2%**

**33.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nawadih

Of every 100 households in Nawadih in 2011, 55 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nawadih · ■ Bokaro district

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**66%

Tap water ****2%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**39%

Use banking services ****60%**

**64%

Television ****26%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**75%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Nawadih

- Bhandra4,606 people

## Largest villages in Nawadih

- Penk · 8,017 people
- Birni · 7,829 people
- Kanjkiro · 5,886 people
- Palamu · 5,379 people
- Goniatu · 5,060 people
- Surhi · 4,790 people
- Saharia · 4,606 people
- Nawadih · 4,362 people
- Chirudih · 4,182 people
- Narainpur · 3,653 people
- Baradih · 3,642 people
- Kharpito · 3,599 people
- Dahiari · 3,343 people
- Parasbani · 3,302 people
- Ahardih · 3,231 people
- Chapri · 3,102 people

[All 69 villages in Nawadih →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/nawadih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Nawadih?69 (67 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawadih in?Bokaro district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Nawadih?138,454 (Census 2011)