Nawahatu, Jhalda - II

Nawahatu is a village located in the Jhalda - II Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Jhalda-II block and comes under Nowahatu Gram Panchayat.

As on February 2025, the current population of Nawahatu is 1.8 thousands out of which 904 are males and rest 877 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 970 females per 1000 males. There are around 270 teenagers in Nawahatu. It has literacy rate of 43% which means around 758 persons can read and write. Total 647 people belonging to scheduled caste and 147 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 339 households in Nawahatu, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 632. The pincode of Nawahatu is 723213 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Jiudaru Sub Post office
• Bamnia Branch Post office
• Dumru Branch Post office
• Karkara Branch Post office
• Simni Branch Post office

Schools

Nawahatu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Bamnia Vivekananda Vidyapith (High School)
• Jilling Lahar High School
• Jiudaru High School (High School)
• Kotshila Girls' High School (High School)
• Sidhi High School

Hospitals

Nawahatu has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Mantarh Sub-Center
• Oldih Sub-Center
• Chhatka Sub-Center
• Mutukura Sub-Center
• Lupungdih Sub-Center

Banks

Nawahatu has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Indian Bank Khatanga
• State Bank of India Kotshila