# Nagwan Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Nagwan

Nagwan is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824205**. The 2011 Census counted **4,688 people in 854 households**, the 2nd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 4,688people (2011)
- 854households
- 55.6%literacy
- 824205PIN code

## Nagwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nagwan is 824205.** Nagwan falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824205
- Gram panchayatNagwan
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255594

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

## How far is Nagwan from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)21 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 Nagwan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Nagwan; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nagwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gaya
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Nagwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 451 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 Nagwan

Of every 100 households in Nagwan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nagwan · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****26%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Nagwan?

■ Nagwan · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**961

Working population ****42.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 45.9% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 358 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (5%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,402 (71%)

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 Gurua

- Gurua8,054 people
- Rajan4,454 people
- Manda3,634 people
- Nadaura3,449 people
- Bharaundha3,215 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nagwan?824205
- How far is Nagwan from Gaya?65 km by road
- What is the population of Nagwan?4,688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nagwan in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nagwan?55.6% (Census 2011)
