# Parnawan Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Parnawan

Parnawan is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,514 people in 743 households**, the 7th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 4,514people (2011)
- 743households
- 53.2%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Parnawan PIN code and other codes

Parnawan falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhanuki
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244476

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

## How far is Parnawan from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)43 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)10 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 Parnawan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Parnawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Sarmera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Parnawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Parnawan

Of every 100 households in Parnawan in 2011, 21 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parnawan · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**39%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**38%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Parnawan?

■ Parnawan · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**926

Working population ****35.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 38.6% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 634 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 125 (8%) · **■** Marginal 652 (41%)

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 Sarmera

- Kenar8,438 people
- Sarmera8,391 people
- Malawan7,584 people
- Dhanuki4,867 people
- Ballopurpearepur4,507 people
- Singhaul4,261 people
- Barhia4,160 people
- Sasaur3,727 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parnawan from Biharsharif?43 km by road
- What is the population of Parnawan?4,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parnawan in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parnawan?53.2% (Census 2011)