Village · Nardiganj, Nawada
# Nandpur Chamarua

Nandpur Chamarua is a village in Nardiganj sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,010 people in 266 households, the 23rd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.
- 2,010 people (2011)
- 266 households
- 60.7% literacy
- 925 females per 1,000 males

## Nandpur Chamarua PIN code and other codes

Nandpur Chamarua falls in Nardiganj sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Pasai
- Community development block Nardiganj
- Census village code 257448

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nandpur Chamarua from nearby towns?
- Nardiganj (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Nandpur Chamarua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nandpur Chamarua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nardigng
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nawada
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nawada
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nandpur Chamarua known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 94% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Nandpur Chamarua

Of every 100 households in Nandpur Chamarua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nandpur Chamarua · ■ Nardiganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 5%
- Toilet within the home 15% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 85%
- Tap water 8% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 39% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 30% 32%
- Television 1% 7%
- Mobile phone 44% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 48% 41%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nandpur Chamarua?

■ Nandpur Chamarua · ■ Nardiganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.7% 55.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 703 949
- Working population 40.8% 41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 51.3% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 449 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 234 (29%) · ■ Other work 50 (6%) · ■ Marginal 87 (11%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nardiganj
- Phaldu 2,530 people
- Anarpur Pakariya 2,330 people
- Bhadaur 2,195 people
- Ichua Karna 2,115 people
- Sabhri 1,876 people
- Dhaniyawan 1,654 people
- Pacheya 1,638 people
- Domawar 1,626 people

All 55 villages in Nardiganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Nandpur Chamarua from Nawada? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Nandpur Chamarua? 2,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nandpur Chamarua in? Nawada district (Nardiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nandpur Chamarua? 60.7% (Census 2011)

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