# Nongarh Village, Ramgarh Chowk, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/ramgarh-chowk/nongarh/ Village · Ramgarh Chowk, Lakhisarai # Nongarh Nongarh is a village in Ramgarh Chowk sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,830 people in 784 households**, the 7th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 4,830people (2011) - 784households - 57.4%literacy - 961females per 1,000 males ## Nongarh PIN code and other codes Nongarh falls in Ramgarh Chowk sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNongadh - Community development blockRamgarh Chowk - Census village code243743 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nongarh from nearby towns? - Ramgarh Chowk (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)14 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)14 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 Nongarh? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Nongarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Teterhat - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Nongarh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 395 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 Nongarh Of every 100 households in Nongarh in 2011, 20 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nongarh · ■ Ramgarh Chowk rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **11% Toilet within the home ****8%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **79% Tap water ****11%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****55%** **36% Television ****11%** **9% Mobile phone ****61%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **39% 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 Nongarh? ■ Nongarh · ■ Ramgarh Chowk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **918 Working population ****34.8%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 50.6% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 510 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (4%) · **■** Marginal 753 (45%) 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 Ramgarh Chowk - Aure5,378 people - Sarma5,173 people - Satsanda5,066 people - Gulni4,833 people - Billo3,547 people - Barhara3,318 people - Mahsaura3,206 people - Surari Imam Nagar3,156 people [All 32 villages in Ramgarh Chowk](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/ramgarh-chowk/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nongarh from Lakhisarai?14 km by road - What is the population of Nongarh?4,830 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nongarh in?Lakhisarai district (Ramgarh Chowk sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Nongarh?57.4% (Census 2011)