Village · Palojori, Deoghar
# Nawadih

Nawadih is a village in Palojori sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814146. The 2011 Census counted 1,115 people in 203 households, the 40th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.
- 1,115 people (2011)
- 203 households
- 78.0% literacy
- 814146 PIN code

## Nawadih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nawadih is 814146. Nawadih falls in Palojori sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814146
- Community development block Palojori
- Census village code 355440

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

## How far is Nawadih from nearby towns?
- Palojori (sub-district HQ) 42 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town) 60 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nawadih?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Nawadih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nawadih
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thengadih
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nawadih known for?

The main crops are rice. About 38% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nawadih

Of every 100 households in Nawadih in 2011, 83 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nawadih · ■ Palojori rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 29%
- Toilet within the home 31% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 94%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 70% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 64% 81%
- Use banking services 38% 38%
- Television 38% 17%
- Mobile phone 40% 37%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 15% 16%
- Own their home 97% 98%

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

## What is the population of Nawadih?

■ Nawadih · ■ Palojori rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.0% 60.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 995 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 942
- Working population 30.0% 40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 69.2% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 22 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 91 (27%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 202 (60%) · ■ Marginal 14 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Palojori
- Bagadaha 1,169 people
- Simla 1,151 people
- Churikanali 1,137 people
- Baijnathpur 1,131 people
- Baradduba 1,081 people
- Barjori 1,075 people
- Jibnabandh 1,027 people
- Koirijamua 974 people

All 291 villages in Palojori

## Other places named Nawadih
- Nawadih · Sub-district, Bokaro · 138,454 people
- Nawadih · Village, Kawakol, Nawada · 5,692 people
- Nawadih · Village, Rohtas, Rohtas · 4,415 people
- Nawadih · Village, Nawadih, Bokaro · 4,362 people
- Nawadih · Village, Gola, Ramgarh · 4,238 people
- Nawadih · Village, Sariya, Giridih · 4,048 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nawadih? 814146
- How far is Nawadih from Deoghar? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Nawadih? 1,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawadih in? Deoghar district (Palojori sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Nawadih? 78.0% (Census 2011)

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