# Shekhar Nawadih Village, Palojori, Deoghar (Jharkhand)

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Village · Palojori, Deoghar 

# Shekhar Nawadih

Shekhar Nawadih is a village in Palojori sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **922 people in 144 households**, the 49th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 922people (2011)
- 144households
- 56.4%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Shekhar Nawadih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhar Nawadih is 814146.** Shekhar Nawadih falls in Palojori sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatMahuwadawar
- Community development blockPalojori
- Census village code355466

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

## How far is Shekhar Nawadih from nearby towns?

- Madhupur (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)64 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)64 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 Shekhar Nawadih?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balojori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Shekhar Nawadih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shekhar Nawadih

Of every 100 households in Shekhar Nawadih in 2011, 28 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shekhar Nawadih · ■ Palojori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****23%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Shekhar Nawadih?

■ Shekhar Nawadih · ■ Palojori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**942

Working population ****29.3%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 40.6% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (24%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 160 (59%)

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 Palojori

- Uparbandha971 people
- Asta961 people
- Bedganwa Nawadih958 people
- Paro938 people
- Lakhobad900 people
- Ghiyamo893 people
- Kolgi889 people
- Sonatanr885 people

[All 291 villages in Palojori](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/palojori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhar Nawadih?814146
- How far is Shekhar Nawadih from Deoghar?64 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhar Nawadih?922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhar Nawadih in?Deoghar district (Palojori sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhar Nawadih?56.4% (Census 2011)