Village · Jarmundi, Dumka
# Nawadih

Nawadih is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814141. The 2011 Census counted 613 people in 110 households, the 58th largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 613 people (2011)
- 110 households
- 58.5% literacy
- 814141 PIN code

## Nawadih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nawadih is 814141. Nawadih falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814141
- Gram panchayat Pahridiha
- Community development block Jarmundi
- Census village code 369957

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

## How far is Nawadih from nearby towns?
- Jarmundi (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 30 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station 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 under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 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 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. Products made here include treacle and basket. About 35% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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, 24 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nawadih · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 26%
- Toilet within the home 3% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 94%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 79% 49%
- Television 3% 7%
- Mobile phone 27% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 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+) 58.5% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1140 950
- Working population 52.9% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 39.1% for women. 55% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 36 (11%) · ■ Marginal 277 (85%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jarmundi
- Kala Dumariya 636 people
- Singhni 626 people
- Ghartopi 625 people
- Kherwa 625 people
- Birajpur 612 people
- Kanhaiyapur 608 people
- Mahubana 603 people
- Kairajori 596 people

All 512 villages in Jarmundi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nawadih? 814141
- How far is Nawadih from Dumka? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Nawadih? 613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawadih in? Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Nawadih? 58.5% (Census 2011)

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