Village · Chandankiyari, Bokaro
# Nawadi

Nawadi is a village in Chandankiyari sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 924 people in 157 households, the 85th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.
- 924 people (2011)
- 157 households
- 60.0% literacy
- 970 females per 1,000 males

## Nawadi PIN code and other codes

Nawadi falls in Chandankiyari sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.
- Gram panchayat Phusro
- Community development block Chandankiyari
- Census village code 362734

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nawadi from nearby towns?
- Chandankiyari (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Chas (nearest town) 29 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Nawadi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nawadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Baramasiya
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chas
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nawadi known for?

The main crops are rice. About 26% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Nawadi

Of every 100 households in Nawadi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nawadi · ■ Chandankiyari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 33%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 77%
- Use banking services 28% 41%
- Television 0% 19%
- Mobile phone 3% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 15% 17%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nawadi?

■ Nawadi · ■ Chandankiyari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.0% 63.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 927
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1161 959
- Working population 82.9% 38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 47.2% for women. 86% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 40 (5%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 18 (2%) · ■ Marginal 695 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chandankiyari
- Narkarai 999 people
- Rangametya 996 people
- Surajyadi 977 people
- Muktapur 934 people
- Galgaltanr 914 people
- Bhuski 911 people
- Khedadi 905 people
- Diborda 884 people

All 128 villages in Chandankiyari

## Quick answers
- How far is Nawadi from Bokaro? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Nawadi? 924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawadi in? Bokaro district (Chandankiyari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Nawadi? 60.0% (Census 2011)

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