# Nawtanwan Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Nawtanwan

Nawtanwan is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 31 households**, the 156th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 188people (2011)
- 31households
- 28.8%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Nawtanwan PIN code and other codes

Nawtanwan falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJimri Noutnwa
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216074

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

## How far is Nawtanwan from nearby towns?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)85 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)25 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 Nawtanwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Nawtanwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Nawtanwan

Of every 100 households in Nawtanwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nawtanwan · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**49%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

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 Nawtanwan?

■ Nawtanwan · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.8%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**969

Working population ****59.6%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.5% for men and 19.2% for women. 55% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 79 (71%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 32 (29%)

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 Sidhaw

- Pokharbhinda358 people
- Semarkol336 people
- Sinagahi269 people
- Amolba237 people
- Harka141 people
- Barganw70 people
- Gopaulia61 people

[All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nawtanwan from Bettiah?85 km by road
- What is the population of Nawtanwan?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawtanwan in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nawtanwan?28.8% (Census 2011)