# Nighwan Village, Kurtha, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurtha, Arwal 

# Nighwan

Nighwan is a village in Kurtha sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804421**. The 2011 Census counted **7,279 people in 1,233 households**, the 1st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 7,279people (2011)
- 1,233households
- 61.2%literacy
- 804421PIN code

## Nighwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nighwan is 804421.** Nighwan falls in Kurtha sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804421
- Gram panchayatNidhwan
- Community development blockKurtha
- Census village code260904

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nighwan from nearby towns?

- Kurtha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)40 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nighwan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nighwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Darheta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nighwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nighwan

Of every 100 households in Nighwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nighwan · ■ Kurtha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**76%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**52%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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

## What is the population of Nighwan?

■ Nighwan · ■ Kurtha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**918

Working population ****32.5%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 50.0% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 223 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 991 (42%) · **■** Household industry 81 (3%) · **■** Other work 150 (6%) · **■** Marginal 920 (39%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kurtha

- Khemkaran Saray7,237 people
- Pinjranwan6,664 people
- Dhamaul6,102 people
- Manikpur4,481 people

[All 72 villages in Kurtha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kurtha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nighwan?804421
- How far is Nighwan from Arwal?40 km by road
- What is the population of Nighwan?7,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nighwan in?Arwal district (Kurtha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nighwan?61.2% (Census 2011)