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Revenue village·Rajgir block·Nalanda

Andwas

Rajgir mandal
Pincode 803116
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LGD code
245066
Pincode
803116
Post office
Rajgir
Population
6,284
Households
1,036
Literacy rate
43.3%
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,445
Census 2011 · in context

How Andwas compares

By population, Andwas ranks #2 of 51 villages in Rajgir mandal.

Literacy rate
%
43.3%
−3.2% vs mandal average
Andwas
43.3%
Rajgir mandal
46.5%
Nalanda district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
990
+72 vs mandal average
Andwas
990
Rajgir mandal
918
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
Andwas
6.1
Rajgir mandal
6.5

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

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Andwas at a glance

Andwas is a village of 6,284 people in 1,036 households (Census 2011) in Rajgir block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 2nd-largest of 51 villages in Rajgir block. Literacy is 43%, 3 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 803116, served by Rajgir post office; the LGD village code is 245066. The village votes in Bibhutipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Kumar. The population is estimated at 7,409 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Lodipur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Andwas · this village6,28443%
Lodipur · Rajgir2,57145%
Dogi · Rajgir1,91237%
Malisanr · Rajgir82034%
Katalpura · Rajgir71837%

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Andwas

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RAJGIR
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Lodipur
Total area (ha)
576
Irrigated area (ha)
330.2
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Andwas

LGD code
245066
Pincode
803116
Post office
Rajgir
Population (Census 2011)
6,284
Population (projected 2026)
7,409
Households
1,036
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
990
Literacy rate
43.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Ujiarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bibhutipur
Member of Parliament
Nityanand Rai
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ajay Kumar
Block / Mandal
Rajgir
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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