# Nawada Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Nawada

Nawada is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,523 people in 289 households**, the 23rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 1,523people (2011)
- 289households
- 62.7%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Nawada PIN code and other codes

Nawada falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBehrama
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246050

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

## How far is Nawada from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)25 km by road
- Patna (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 Nawada?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Nawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Merawa
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Punpun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Nawada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Nawada

Of every 100 households in Nawada in 2011, 80 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nawada · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nawada?

■ Nawada · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****716**

**955

Working population ****45.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 53.8% for women. 50% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (33%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 49 (7%) · **■** Marginal 340 (49%)

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 Punpun

- Chamuchak Majhauli1,759 people
- Dharahra1,674 people
- Shekhpura1,571 people
- Mahamda1,562 people
- Bhabhaul1,456 people
- Bazidpur1,378 people
- Sapahua1,374 people
- Nuri Chak1,325 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nawada from Patna?25 km by road
- What is the population of Nawada?1,523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawada in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nawada?62.7% (Census 2011)