Village · Jafferabad, Jalna
# Nalwihira

Nalwihira is a village in Jafferabad sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,727 people in 379 households, the 26th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.
- 1,727 people (2011)
- 379 households
- 72.0% literacy
- 949 females per 1,000 males

## Nalwihira PIN code and other codes

Nalwihira falls in Jafferabad sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Jafferabad
- Census village code 547485

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

## How far is Nalwihira from nearby towns?
- Jafferabad (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Jalna (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Jalna (nearest town) 50 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nalwihira?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nalwihira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jafferabad
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jafferabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Jafferabad
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nalwihira known for?

About 79% of the 822 hectares of village land is sown, and 557 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nalwihira

Of every 100 households in Nalwihira in 2011, 26 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nalwihira · ■ Jafferabad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 26% 62%
- Toilet within the home 35% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 60%
- Tap water 4% 61%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92%
- Use banking services 63% 69%
- Television 20% 33%
- Mobile phone 58% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 18% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 31%
- Own their home 88% 94%

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

## What is the population of Nalwihira?

■ Nalwihira · ■ Jafferabad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 72.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 838 847
- Working population 60.4% 52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 58.7% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 708 (68%) · ■ Farm labourers 315 (30%) · ■ Other work 16 (2%) · ■ Marginal 4 (0%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jafferabad
- Sawargaon 1,870 people
- Kumbharzari 1,854 people
- Kalegaon 1,766 people
- Pokhari 1,733 people
- Kolegaon 1,650 people
- Hiwarabali 1,645 people
- Mhasarul 1,630 people
- Pimpalgaon Kad 1,608 people

All 101 villages in Jafferabad

## Quick answers
- How far is Nalwihira from Jalna? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Nalwihira? 1,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nalwihira in? Jalna district (Jafferabad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nalwihira? 72.0% (Census 2011)

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