# Nawkhala Village, Nagbhir, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/nagbhir/nawkhala/ Village · Nagbhir, Chandrapur # Nawkhala Nawkhala is a village in Nagbhir sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,532 people in 894 households**, the 6th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 3,532people (2011) - 894households - 72.9%literacy - 1,038females per 1,000 males ## Nawkhala PIN code and other codes Nawkhala falls in Nagbhir sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNagbhir - Census village code540607 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nawkhala from nearby towns? - Nagbhir (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)108 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)20 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 Nawkhala? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Nawkhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagbhid - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nagbhid - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Nawkhala known for? The main crops are **rice, toor and turmeric**. About 80% of the 975 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Nawkhala Of every 100 households in Nawkhala in 2011, 71 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nawkhala · ■ Nagbhir rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **70% Toilet within the home ****31%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **57% Tap water ****78%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **86% Use banking services ****55%** **67% Television ****28%** **26% Mobile phone ****32%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **30% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Nawkhala? ■ Nawkhala · ■ Nagbhir rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **947 Working population ****55.3%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 64.4% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (19%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 329 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1,104 (56%) 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 Nagbhir - Talodhi8,735 people - Wadhona4,609 people - Girgaon4,079 people - Sawargaon3,757 people - Kanpa2,701 people - Balapur Bk2,652 people - Govindpur2,532 people - Nanded2,440 people [All 138 villages in Nagbhir](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/nagbhir/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nawkhala from Chandrapur?108 km by road - What is the population of Nawkhala?3,532 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawkhala in?Chandrapur district (Nagbhir sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Nawkhala?72.9% (Census 2011)