# Waira Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Waira

Waira is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,529 people in 381 households**, the 32nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,529people (2011)
- 381households
- 66.1%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Waira PIN code and other codes

Waira falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKochra
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244984

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

## How far is Waira from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)50 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)18 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 Waira?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Waira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Waira known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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 Waira

Of every 100 households in Waira in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Waira · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**19%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**49%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**29%

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 Waira?

■ Waira · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**921

Working population ****35.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 51.9% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 173 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 545 (61%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 151 (17%)

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 Islampur

- Bakaur2,602 people
- Mahuari2,591 people
- Pilkhi2,587 people
- Pachloa2,572 people
- Amnawan2,517 people
- Chandharia2,511 people
- Maidi Kalan2,330 people
- Sohjana2,284 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Waira from Biharsharif?50 km by road
- What is the population of Waira?2,529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waira in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Waira?66.1% (Census 2011)