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

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Pawai

Pawai is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,279 people in 383 households**, the 15th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 2,279people (2011)
- 383households
- 60.8%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Pawai PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMirzapur
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258210

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

## How far is Pawai from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)43 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)17 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 Pawai?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bajir
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Pawai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Pawai

Of every 100 households in Pawai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pawai · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**30%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pawai?

■ Pawai · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785**

**968

Working population ****33.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 48.4% for women. 44% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (20%) · **■** Household industry 43 (6%) · **■** Other work 66 (9%) · **■** Marginal 475 (62%)

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

- Katghara2,954 people
- Pasarhi2,741 people
- Repura Sirsa2,360 people
- Harla2,326 people
- Kopin2,240 people
- Pathra2,226 people
- Tetaria1,947 people
- Dhonrhra1,930 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pawai from Nawada?43 km by road
- What is the population of Pawai?2,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pawai in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pawai?60.8% (Census 2011)