# Nawan Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Nawan

Nawan is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,991 people in 554 households**, the 14th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 2,991people (2011)
- 554households
- 52.6%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Nawan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNawan
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256497

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

## How far is Nawan from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)10 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)5 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 Nawan?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Nawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Nawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Nawan

Of every 100 households in Nawan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nawan · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**41%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Nawan?

■ Nawan · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**958

Working population ****41.0%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 43.1% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (13%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 234 (19%) · **■** Marginal 772 (63%)

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

- Basari3,128 people
- Sekhwara3,116 people
- Khap3,033 people
- Mora Mardana3,029 people
- Jhikatiya2,892 people
- Dirawan2,869 people
- Hathiar2,867 people
- Mankosi2,867 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nawan from Gaya?10 km by road
- What is the population of Nawan?2,991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawan in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nawan?52.6% (Census 2011)