# Noawan Village, Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/noawan/ Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad # Noawan Noawan is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,670 people in 1,573 households**, the 1st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 9,670people (2011) - 1,573households - 67.4%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Noawan PIN code and other codes Noawan falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNowava - Community development blockRatni Faridpur - Census village code260061 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Noawan from nearby towns? - Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Jehanabad (district HQ)15 km by road - Jehanabad (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 Noawan? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Noawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nehalpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Noawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 1,057 hectares of village land is sown, and 852 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 Noawan Of every 100 households in Noawan in 2011, 7 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Noawan · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **7% Toilet within the home ****28%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****43%** **48% Television ****9%** **8% Mobile phone ****48%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **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 Noawan? ■ Noawan · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996** **927 Working population ****28.9%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 55.7% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 907 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 796 (29%) · **■** Household industry 63 (2%) · **■** Other work 246 (9%) · **■** Marginal 780 (28%) 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 Ratni Faridpur - Sikandarpur6,567 people - Kaswan6,106 people - Dhana Dihri5,568 people - Sohraiya5,430 people [All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Noawan from Jehanabad?15 km by road - What is the population of Noawan?9,670 (Census 2011) - Which district is Noawan in?Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Noawan?67.4% (Census 2011)