# Chanwath Village, Nawanagar, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nawanagar, Buxar 

# Chanwath

Chanwath is a village in Nawanagar sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,496 people in 531 households**, the 13th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 3,496people (2011)
- 531households
- 69.9%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Chanwath PIN code and other codes

Chanwath falls in Nawanagar sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatWaina
- Community development blockNawanagar
- Census village code248828

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

## How far is Chanwath from nearby towns?

- Nawanagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Domraon (nearest town)24 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 Chanwath?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chanwath; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barhauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Chanwath known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Chanwath

Of every 100 households in Chanwath in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chanwath · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****21%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****56%**

**52%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chanwath?

■ Chanwath · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**941

Working population ****37.7%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 51.5% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 346 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (4%) · **■** Marginal 762 (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 Nawanagar

- Waina5,335 people
- Bhatauli5,255 people
- Salsala5,040 people
- Rupsagar4,932 people
- Sikraur3,314 people
- Mariyan3,291 people
- Belahri2,891 people
- Parmanpur2,753 people

[All 107 villages in Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanwath from Buxar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chanwath?3,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanwath in?Buxar district (Nawanagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chanwath?69.9% (Census 2011)