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

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Village · Nawanagar, Buxar 

# Haroj

Haroj is a village in Nawanagar sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 182 households**, the 37th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 1,258people (2011)
- 182households
- 61.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Haroj PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBabuganj English
- Community development blockNawanagar
- Census village code248867

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

## How far is Haroj from nearby towns?

- Nawanagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)33 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 Haroj?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Haroj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sikraur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonbarisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 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 Haroj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Haroj

Of every 100 households in Haroj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Haroj · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**75%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Haroj?

■ Haroj · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**941

Working population ****25.0%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 45.0% for women. 48% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 196 (62%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 111 (35%)

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

- Sara1,368 people
- Paniari1,340 people
- Dafar Dehri1,323 people
- Chakaura1,294 people
- Itaudha1,248 people
- Bhelwaniya1,227 people
- Pawanrpur1,206 people
- Jitwa Dehri1,193 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Haroj from Buxar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Haroj?1,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Haroj in?Buxar district (Nawanagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Haroj?61.0% (Census 2011)