# Nawada Village, Behea, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behea, Bhojpur 

# Nawada

Nawada is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,058 people in 336 households**, the 30th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,058people (2011)
- 336households
- 66.0%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Nawada PIN code and other codes

Nawada falls in Behea sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDoghra
- Community development blockBehea
- Census village code247143

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

## How far is Nawada from nearby towns?

- Behea (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)20 km by road
- Behea (nearest town)7 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 Nawada?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Nawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Osain
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 h winter

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 Nawada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Nawada

Of every 100 households in Nawada in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nawada · ■ Behea rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****64%**

**60%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Nawada?

■ Nawada · ■ Behea rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163**

**923

Working population ****23.5%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 51.3% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (22%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (16%) · **■** Marginal 282 (58%)

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 Behea

- Kauriya2,208 people
- Itwa2,207 people
- Sharaur2,175 people
- Ghagha2,126 people
- Amrai2,033 people
- Bara1,938 people
- Banahin1,841 people
- Kaneli1,815 people

[All 98 villages in Behea](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nawada from Arrah?20 km by road
- What is the population of Nawada?2,058 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawada in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nawada?66.0% (Census 2011)