# Nawada Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/nawada/ Village · Ekma, Saran # Nawada Nawada is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,266 people in 574 households**, the 17th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 3,266people (2011) - 574households - 72.0%literacy - 1,059females per 1,000 males ## Nawada PIN code and other codes Nawada falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNawada - Community development blockEkma - Census village code233295 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? - Ekma (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)38 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)38 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? 12 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 · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaitpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 91% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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, 9 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nawada · ■ Ekma rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **8% Toilet within the home ****30%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****82%** **68% Television ****17%** **15% Mobile phone ****79%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **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 Nawada? ■ Nawada · ■ Ekma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **925 Working population ****26.5%** **23.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 39% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 190 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (9%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (15%) · **■** Marginal 452 (52%) 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 - Rampur3,611 people - Chhitraulia3,515 people - Phuchti Kalan3,513 people - Chanrwa3,507 people - Husepur3,245 people - Bhodsa2,941 people - Benaut2,776 people - Kosari2,771 people [All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nawada from Chhapra?38 km by road - What is the population of Nawada?3,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawada in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Nawada?72.0% (Census 2011)