# Adganwan Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Adganwan

Adganwan is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 87 households**, the 46th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 624people (2011)
- 87households
- 53.7%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Adganwan PIN code and other codes

Adganwan falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarosar
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258215

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

## How far is Adganwan from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)40 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)15 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 Adganwan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Adganwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tungi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Adganwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Adganwan

Of every 100 households in Adganwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Adganwan · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**30%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Adganwan?

■ Adganwan · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**968

Working population ****26.1%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 38.2% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 160 (98%)

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 Meskaur

- Dewara731 people
- Milki727 people
- Shekhabara681 people
- Mahugain629 people
- Woraina620 people
- Niman587 people
- Satua538 people
- Noni535 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Adganwan from Nawada?40 km by road
- What is the population of Adganwan?624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adganwan in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Adganwan?53.7% (Census 2011)