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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Nadwan is a village in Dhanarua mandal, Patna district, Bihar, with a population of 6,255 across 1,061 households and a literacy rate of 52.1%. The village has railway access.
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- LGD code
- 246000
- Pincode
- 804453
- Post office
- Punpun
- Population
- 6,255
- Households
- 1,061
- Literacy rate
- 52.1%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,930
- Distance to district centre
- 87 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 103 km
- Distance to Patna
- 23 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 459 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nadwan · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- SDH Masaurhi · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nadwan compares
By population, Nadwan ranks #5 of 122 villages in Dhanarua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.1%
+2.6% vs mandal average
- Nadwan
- 52.1%
- Dhanarua mandal
- 49.5%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
+14 vs mandal average
- Nadwan
- 946
- Dhanarua mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Nadwan
- 5.9
- Dhanarua mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nadwan at a glance
Nadwan is a village of 6,255 people in 1,061 households (Census 2011) in Dhanarua block, Patna district, Bihar, the 5th-largest of 122 villages in Dhanarua block. Literacy is 52%, 3 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. It lies 87 km from the Patna district centre, 12 km from Jaitiya, the nearest town, under 1 km from Nadwan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 804453, served by Punpun post office; the LGD village code is 246000. The nearest hospital or health centre is SDH Masaurhi, 4 km away. The sarpanch is kranti kumar, and the village votes in Matihani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Kumar Singh Alias Bogo Singh. The population is estimated at 7,375 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nadwan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MASAURHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nadwa
- Total area (ha)
- 344
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 134
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nadwan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nadwan
- LGD code
- 246000
- Pincode
- 804453
- Post office
- Punpun
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,255
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,375
- Households
- 1,061
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 52.1%
- Coordinates
- 25.39821°N, 85.06879°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Matihani
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Kumar Singh Alias Bogo Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- kranti kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanarua
- Nearest railway station
- Nadwan (0.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Nadwan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna23 kmcapital
- Kolkata459 km
- Delhi857 km
- Hyderabad1121 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNadwan<1 km
- Bus stopBaba Chowk Bus Stand25 km
- Hospital / PHCSDH Masaurhi4 km
- ATM / bankBank of India-Phulwarisharif18 km
- Petrol pumpHP petrolpump18 km
- CollegeNursing College, AIIMS Patna18 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Masaurhi6 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Nadwanunder 1 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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