# Dewara Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Dewara

Dewara is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,303 people in 233 households**, the 66th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,303people (2011)
- 233households
- 55.0%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Dewara PIN code and other codes

Dewara falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code257959

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

## How far is Dewara from nearby towns?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)13 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)13 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 Dewara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 · 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 Dewara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Dewara

Of every 100 households in Dewara in 2011, 3 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewara · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****22%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**40%

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 Dewara?

■ Dewara · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**60.9%

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

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**950

Working population ****40.4%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 43.4% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (72%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 61 (12%) · **■** Marginal 57 (11%)

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 Akbarpur

- Sirampur1,379 people
- Kumhar Bigaha1,345 people
- Rajpur1,341 people
- Guru Chak1,308 people
- Ramdewa1,302 people
- Pasiyakalan1,282 people
- Patrang1,281 people
- Jalalpur1,268 people

[All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewara from Nawada?13 km by road
- What is the population of Dewara?1,303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewara in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dewara?55.0% (Census 2011)