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Nawada

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Rajaun mandal
Pincode 813105
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Nawada observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Khagaria
PC 25
→VS
Beldaur
AC 150
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARTI DEVI
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LGD code
240864
Pincode
813105
Post office
Jagdishpur (Bhagalpur)
Population
3,450
Households
652
Literacy rate
48.2%
Sex ratio
829 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,486
Census 2011 · in context

How Nawada compares

By population, Nawada ranks #5 of 207 villages in Rajaun mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.2%
−2.5% vs mandal average
Nawada48.2%
Rajaun mandal50.7%
Banka district47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
829
−78 vs mandal average
Nawada829
Rajaun mandal907
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
Nawada5.3
Rajaun mandal5.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Nawada at a glance

Nawada is a village of 3,450 people in 652 households (Census 2011) in Rajaun block, Banka district, Bihar, the 5th-largest of 207 villages in Rajaun block. Literacy is 48%, 3 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 829 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813105, served by Jagdishpur (Bhagalpur) post office; the LGD village code is 240864. The sarpanch is ARTI DEVI, and the village votes in Beldaur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Panna Lal Singh Patel. The population is estimated at 4,068 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nawada · this village3,45048%—
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Gobindpur · Rajaun85855%—
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Kharwa · Rajaun77258%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nawada

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
1
Power hours (winter)
1
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BANKA
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
17
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Nawada Kharauni
Total area (ha)
153
Irrigated area (ha)
122.64
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Nawada

LGD code
240864
Pincode
813105
Post office
Jagdishpur (Bhagalpur)
Population (Census 2011)
3,450
Population (projected 2026)
4,068
Households
652
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
829
Literacy rate
48.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Khagaria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Beldaur
Member of Parliament
Rajesh Verma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Panna Lal Singh Patel
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ARTI DEVI
Block / Mandal
Rajaun
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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