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

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Newa

Newa is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 208 households**, the 35th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 1,165people (2011)
- 208households
- 56.3%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Newa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBehrama
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246052

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

## How far is Newa from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)30 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)30 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 Newa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Newa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Punpun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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
- 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 Newa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Newa

Of every 100 households in Newa in 2011, 97 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Newa · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**46%

Television ****58%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Newa?

■ Newa · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1395**

**955

Working population ****27.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 46.2% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (59%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 18 (6%)

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

- Kalianpur Basiawan1,289 people
- Barepur1,277 people
- Nima1,200 people
- Khapura1,189 people
- Nadpur1,119 people
- Ghordaur1,116 people
- Palaki1,077 people
- Barah1,067 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Newa from Patna?30 km by road
- What is the population of Newa?1,165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Newa in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Newa?56.3% (Census 2011)