# Nagwan Village, Paterhi Belsar, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/paterhi-belsar/nagwan/ Village · Paterhi Belsar, Vaishali # Nagwan Nagwan is a village in Paterhi Belsar sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,895 people in 1,320 households**, the 1st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 6,895people (2011) - 1,320households - 64.4%literacy - 875females per 1,000 males ## Nagwan PIN code and other codes Nagwan falls in Paterhi Belsar sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNagwan - Community development blockPaterhi Belsar - Census village code234714 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nagwan from nearby towns? - Paterhi Belsar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)46 km by road - Lalganj (nearest town)20 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 Nagwan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nagwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Belaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paterhi Belsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Nagwan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Nagwan Of every 100 households in Nagwan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nagwan · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **15% Toilet within the home ****24%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****46%** **49% Television ****14%** **14% Mobile phone ****60%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **20% 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 Nagwan? ■ Nagwan · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **916 Working population ****29.6%** **35.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 53.8% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 851 (42%) · **■** Household industry 89 (4%) · **■** Other work 510 (25%) · **■** Marginal 472 (23%) 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 Paterhi Belsar - Jarang Rampur5,699 people - Surahatha Dharampur5,242 people - Karneji5,154 people - Misraulia Afzalpur5,077 people [All 48 villages in Paterhi Belsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/paterhi-belsar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nagwan from Hajipur?46 km by road - What is the population of Nagwan?6,895 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nagwan in?Vaishali district (Paterhi Belsar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Nagwan?64.4% (Census 2011)