# Phaldu Village, Nardiganj, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nardiganj, Nawada 

# Phaldu

Phaldu is a village in Nardiganj sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,530 people in 363 households**, the 19th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 2,530people (2011)
- 363households
- 47.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Phaldu PIN code and other codes

Phaldu falls in Nardiganj sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPasai
- Community development blockNardiganj
- Census village code257439

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

## How far is Phaldu from nearby towns?

- Nardiganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)14 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)14 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 Phaldu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Phaldu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nardiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Phaldu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Phaldu

Of every 100 households in Phaldu in 2011, 58 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Phaldu · ■ Nardiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****28%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**40%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Phaldu?

■ Phaldu · ■ Nardiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**949

Working population ****36.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 33.9% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 305 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (19%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (10%) · **■** Marginal 344 (37%)

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 Nardiganj

- Panrupa2,735 people
- Pakariya2,656 people
- Kujha2,615 people
- Biku2,554 people
- Anarpur Pakariya2,330 people
- Bhadaur2,195 people
- Ichua Karna2,115 people
- Nandpur Chamarua2,010 people

[All 55 villages in Nardiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/nardiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phaldu from Nawada?14 km by road
- What is the population of Phaldu?2,530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phaldu in?Nawada district (Nardiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phaldu?47.3% (Census 2011)