Nawadih block

Nawadih
Community development block
Nawadih

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 23°51′32″N 86°2′41″E / 23.85889°N 86.04472°E / 23.85889; 86.04472Coordinates: 23°51′32″N 86°2′41″E / 23.85889°N 86.04472°E / 23.85889; 86.04472
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Area
  Total 371.8 km2 (143.6 sq mi)
Elevation 216 m (709 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 138,454
  Density 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
  Total literates 72,697 (62.55%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 829144 (Phusro Bazar)
Telephone/STD code 06549
Lok Sabha constituency Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency Dumri
Website bokaro.nic.in
CD Block

Nawadih is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bermo subdivision of Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 25 km from Bokaro Steel City.

Overview

Nawadih village is situated on Bokaro to Giridih route. Nawadih village is agriculture based and has Sadanira little river. Main occupation of the villagers are labouring and engaged in factory and mines, agriculture and shops. This village has Block, Thana (police station), two high schools (boys & girls). For the first time in history, one lady has been elected as Mukhia (head of village) of Nawadih village during the year 2010-11. Village is in progressive mode. Smt. Kiran Devi Burnwal is Head person (Mukhiya) of Nawadih. She is the honest Mukhiya and known for her works and ability.

Geography

Nawadih is located at 23°51′32″N 86°2′41″E / 23.85889°N 86.04472°E / 23.85889; 86.04472.[1]

Nawadih CD Block is spread over an area of 371.8 km2. and has 24 panchayats and 69 villages.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Nawadih CD Block had a total population of 138,454, of which 133,848 were rural and 4,606 were urban. There were 70,344 males and 68,110 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 18,476 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 17,345. Population below 6 years was 22,236.[3]

Bhandra, with a population of 4,606 in 2011, is a census town in Nawadih CD Block.[3]

Hindi is the local language in the Nawadih area.[4]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Nawadih CD Block was 72,697 (62.55% of the population above 6 years) out of which 44,343 were males and 28,354 were females.[3]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Bokaro district was 72.01[5]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [6]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[7]

References

  1. "Nawadih Block". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "District Profile". Block wise statictical information. Bokaro district administration. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. "Nawadih". OneFiveNine. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  6. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Comissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  7. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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