Village · Jarmundi, Dumka
# Nawadih

Nawadih is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814118. The 2011 Census counted 163 people in 31 households, the 363rd largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 163 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 53.9% literacy
- 814118 PIN code

## Nawadih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nawadih is 814118. Nawadih falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814118
- Gram panchayat Kushmha
- Community development block Jarmundi
- Census village code 369886

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

## How far is Nawadih from nearby towns?
- Jarmundi (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 33 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nawadih?

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

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

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. Products made here include tobacco. About 38% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 10 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nawadih · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 26%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 94%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 97%
- Use banking services 48% 49%
- Television 29% 7%
- Mobile phone 16% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 45% 27%
- 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 Nawadih?

■ Nawadih · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.9% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1188 950
- Working population 37.4% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 37.7% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 10 (16%) · ■ Household industry 27 (44%) · ■ Other work 16 (26%) · ■ Marginal 8 (13%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jarmundi
- Thari 166 people
- Bithka 164 people
- Rajan 164 people
- Bela 163 people
- Sibganjgola 163 people
- Ghartopi 162 people
- Rampur 161 people
- Biswamani 160 people

All 512 villages in Jarmundi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nawadih? 814118
- How far is Nawadih from Dumka? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Nawadih? 163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawadih in? Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Nawadih? 53.9% (Census 2011)

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