# Nanan Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/nanan/ Village · Silao, Nalanda # Nanan Nanan is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,210 people in 1,372 households**, the 2nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 8,210people (2011) - 1,372households - 64.4%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Nanan PIN code and other codes Nanan falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNanand - Community development blockSilao - Census village code245096 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nanan from nearby towns? - Silao (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)15 km by road - Silao (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 Nanan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Nanan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsarif - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 8 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 Nanan known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 67% of the 811 hectares of village land is sown, and 540 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 Nanan Of every 100 households in Nanan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nanan · ■ Silao rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **15% Toilet within the home ****16%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **76% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****51%** **43% Television ****12%** **15% Mobile phone ****70%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **34% Own their home ****98%** **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 Nanan? ■ Nanan · ■ Silao rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **937 Working population ****35.6%** **35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 49.1% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,211 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,266 (43%) · **■** Household industry 78 (3%) · **■** Other work 229 (8%) · **■** Marginal 137 (5%) 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 Silao - Bargaon8,223 people - Karianna6,704 people - Surajpur6,294 people - Gorawan6,282 people - Sobait5,697 people [All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nanan from Biharsharif?15 km by road - What is the population of Nanan?8,210 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nanan in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Nanan?64.4% (Census 2011)