# Nanwan Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Nanwan

Nanwan is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,179 people in 332 households**, the 31st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 2,179people (2011)
- 332households
- 54.0%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Nanwan PIN code and other codes

Nanwan falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNanwan
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256615

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

## How far is Nanwan from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)15 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 Nanwan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nanwan; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Nanwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Nanwan

Of every 100 households in Nanwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nanwan · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**41%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**37%

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 Nanwan?

■ Nanwan · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**958

Working population ****63.7%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 36.9% for women. 63% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 567 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 415 (30%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 186 (13%) · **■** Marginal 210 (15%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Dhanawan2,240 people
- Musatpura2,229 people
- Chhanchh2,216 people
- Matihani2,193 people
- Panrariya2,172 people
- Gohati2,168 people
- Moratal2,115 people
- Bataspur2,099 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nanwan from Gaya?30 km by road
- What is the population of Nanwan?2,179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nanwan in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nanwan?54.0% (Census 2011)