# Nautan Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Nautan

Nautan is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,938 people in 652 households**, the 11th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 3,938people (2011)
- 652households
- 72.0%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Nautan PIN code and other codes

Nautan falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMane
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233340

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

## How far is Nautan from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)33 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 Nautan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Nautan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Daudpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Nautan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Nautan

Of every 100 households in Nautan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nautan · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****60%**

**68%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Nautan?

■ Nautan · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**925

Working population ****24.9%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 58.7% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 151 (15%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 114 (12%) · **■** Marginal 690 (70%)

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 Ekma

- Atarsan5,197 people
- hansrajpur5,070 people
- Mani4,979 people
- Pachua4,892 people
- Karanpura3,866 people
- Rampur3,611 people
- Chhitraulia3,515 people
- Phuchti Kalan3,513 people

[All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nautan from Chhapra?25 km by road
- What is the population of Nautan?3,938 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nautan in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nautan?72.0% (Census 2011)