# Nawada Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/nawada/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Nawada Nawada is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,131 people in 2,013 households**, the 3rd largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 12,131people (2011) - 2,013households - 71.4%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Nawada PIN code and other codes Nawada falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNawada - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237038 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? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)2 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? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Nawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 89% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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, 13 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nawada · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **6% Toilet within the home ****44%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **83% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **93% Use banking services ****30%** **36% Television ****15%** **8% Mobile phone ****64%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **26% Own their home ****93%** **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 · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **943 Working population ****28.4%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 65.9% for women. 40% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1,045 (30%) · **■** Other work 1,771 (51%) · **■** Marginal 286 (8%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Mukhtarpur Salkhani14,972 people - Keota14,531 people - Panr10,922 people - Kamrawan10,919 people - Rampur Jalalpur10,832 people - Pagra8,460 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nawada from Samastipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Nawada?12,131 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawada in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Nawada?71.4% (Census 2011)