# Noanwan Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Noanwan

Noanwan is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,480 people in 768 households**, the 11th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 4,480people (2011)
- 768households
- 68.1%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Noanwan PIN code and other codes

Noanwan falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNoanwan
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244547

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

## How far is Noanwan from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)32 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)32 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 Noanwan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Noanwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Noanwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 455 hectares of village land is sown, and 390 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 Noanwan

Of every 100 households in Noanwan in 2011, 9 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Noanwan · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**70%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****17%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Noanwan?

■ Noanwan · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**946

Working population ****34.3%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 55.9% for women. 45% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 451 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 414 (27%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 148 (10%) · **■** Marginal 487 (32%)

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 Asthawan

- Jiar5,130 people
- Woiao5,098 people
- Jana4,851 people
- Dumranwan4,674 people
- Nerut4,232 people
- Murgia Chak3,839 people
- Harganwan3,776 people
- Andi3,596 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Noanwan from Biharsharif?32 km by road
- What is the population of Noanwan?4,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Noanwan in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Noanwan?68.1% (Census 2011)