Village · Gande, Giridih # Nawada Nawada is a village in Gande sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815312. The 2011 Census counted 617 people in 86 households, the 102nd largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 617 people (2011) - 86 households - 76.4% literacy - 815312 PIN code ## Nawada PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawada is 815312. Nawada falls in Gande sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 815312 - Gram panchayat Baramasia - Community development block Gande - Census village code 351877 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawada from nearby towns? - Gande (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Giridih (district HQ) 24 km by road - Giridih (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawada? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Nawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nawaser - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Giridih - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Giridih - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nawada known for? The main crops are rice. About 18% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nawada Of every 100 households in Nawada in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawada · ■ Gande rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 39% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 36% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 77% - Use banking services 70% 43% - Television 8% 9% - Mobile phone 76% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 7% 16% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawada? ■ Nawada · ■ Gande rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.4% 56.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 937 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 544 964 - Working population 24.8% 40.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 62.4% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (4%) · ■ Marginal 135 (88%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gande - Jodhpur 638 people - Ojhadih 637 people - Pahardaha 633 people - Nawadih 618 people - Sagarbhanga 612 people - Naitanr 607 people - Beldih 590 people - Maniadih 590 people All 274 villages in Gande ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawada? 815312 - How far is Nawada from Giridih? 24 km by road - What is the population of Nawada? 617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawada in? Giridih district (Gande sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Nawada? 76.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gande/nawada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.