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# Nawadih

Nawadih is a village in Dumka sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814119. The 2011 Census counted 438 people in 85 households, the 94th largest of 256 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.
- 438 people (2011)
- 85 households
- 50.3% literacy
- 814119 PIN code

## Nawadih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nawadih is 814119. Nawadih falls in Dumka sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814119
- Community development block Dumka
- Census village code 371414

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

## How far is Nawadih from nearby towns?
- Dumka (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 16 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 16 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nawadih?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ 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 51% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nawadih · ■ Dumka rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 27%
- Toilet within the home 0% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 83%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88%
- Use banking services 46% 46%
- Television 1% 20%
- Mobile phone 6% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 23%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Nawadih?

■ Nawadih · ■ Dumka rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.3% 67.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 982
- Working population 41.8% 44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 37.7% for women. 44% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 180 (98%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dumka
- Kadokhicha 473 people
- Guhiajori 467 people
- Neruapahari 460 people
- Sanpdahar 448 people
- Gardi 431 people
- Damri 430 people
- Dakri 427 people
- Bansjora 423 people

All 273 villages in Dumka

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nawadih? 814119
- How far is Nawadih from Dumka? 16 km by road
- What is the population of Nawadih? 438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawadih in? Dumka district (Dumka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Nawadih? 50.3% (Census 2011)

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