Nauhatta, Rohtas

Nauhatta is a village and corresponding community development block in Rohtas district of Bihar, India. As of 2011, the village of Nauhatta had a population of 5,103, in 909 households, while Nauhatta block had a population of 94,065, in 16,387 households. The nearest city is Dehri.[2]

Nauhatta
Village
Location of Nauhatta
Nauhatta is located in Bihar
Nauhatta
Nauhatta
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 24.5504°N 83.8116°E / 24.5504; 83.8116[1]
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictRohtas
Area
  Total4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,103[2]
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Geography

Parts of Nauhatta block are located on the Rohtas plateau. There is no irrigation system in place in Nauhatta block; many parts of the block are hilly and unsuitable for irrigation. The area of Nauhatta block is 39,494 hectares, including 10,402.4 hectares of forest, while the area of Nauhatta village is 497 hectares.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 75,864    
2011 94,065+24.0%
Source: 2011 Census of India[2]

Nauhatta is an entirely rural subdistrict, with no major urban centres. The block's sex ratio was 916 in 2011. The sex ratio was higher in the 0–6 age group, where it was 936. Members of scheduled castes made up 19.47% of the block population and members of scheduled tribes made up 11.88% (the latter percentage was the highest in Rohtas). The literacy rate of Nauhatta block was 63.07%, lowest in Rohtas, with a 23.02% literacy gap between men (74.05%) and women (51.03%).[2]

Of the village of Nauhatta's 5,103 residents in 2011, 2,581 (50.58%) were male and 2,522 (49.42%) were female. 13.78% of the population was in the 0–6 age group. The literacy rate was 62.32% (69.20% among men and 55.27% among women).[3]

Employment

The village of Nauhatta had 1,752 total workers in 2011, of whom 1,207 (68.89%) were male and 545 (31.11%) were female. There were a total of 386 cultivators (321 male and 65 female) who owned or leased their own land, 946 agricultural labourers (555 male and 391 female) who worked someone else's land for wages, 87 household industry workers (60 male and 27 female), and 333 other workers (271 male and 62 female).[3]

Amenities

In 2011, 19.08% of Nauhatta block households lived in permanent pucca houses, 58.74% lived in semi-permanent houses, and 21.99% lived in temporary kutcha houses. 3.19% of households primarily used tap water as a source of drinking water, 16.17% primarily used wells, and 78.92% primarily used hand pumps. In terms of lighting, 20.91% of households had electric lights and 77.9% used kerosene lamps. 5.79% of households had flush toilets, with 0.8% being connected to sewers and 4.51% to septic tanks; a large majority of block residents had no toilet at home, with 93.31% using open defecation. In terms of cooking, most households (79.55%) used firewood as fuel, with 13.38% using cow dung and 5.72% using crop residue. Most households (74.81%) did not have a kitchen at home; 20.41% did have kitchens. 58.53% of households had access to banking services.[3]

20% of households owned radios in 2011, 12.91% had televisions, 0.5% had a computers with internet access and 7.07% had computers without internet, 1.67% had landline telephones and 55.31% had cell phones (1.52% had both), 43.01% had bicycles, 5.15% had motor scooters, motorcycles, or mopeds, and 1.36% had automobiles. 27.76% had none of the above items.[3]

Villages

Nauhatta is one of 68 villages in Nauhatta block. Of these, 65 are inhabited and 3 are uninhabited.[2]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Chunda8,5891,860
Piparadih5,1463,700
Katudanr232287
Basarhi2260
Gurur950
Mujuraha640
Tiara Khurd2951,340
Tiara Kalan767960
Nawadih Khurd507954
Amahuan598347
Madhkupia432962
Matiawan6371,412
Nawadih Kalan366948
Jadunathpur1,1171,658
Belduria401235
Jaradag1,058454
Parchha6494,458
Paruka3852,688
Tilokhar4963,626
Pararia7341,557
Tiura, Rohtas2,1315,563
Banua3421,112
Dumaria75351
Chaphla248559
Chaukhara6549
Lohara2632,560
Nauhatta (block headquarters)4975,103
Hama112806
Birki94108
Paharia149461
Karamdiha1581,101
Sihaldeh264552
Bhaunathpur54874
Uli Banahi6473,490
Mada Tipa44154
Tipa40746
Dhanauti274115
Baijalpur98190
Adhaura340263
Saguna7655
Bhurwa522743
Rehal3,3963,160
Dewadand3711,585
Nimahath3072,024
Jaintipur4922,270
Anandi Chak1321,265
Naudiha1101,233
Balbhadarpur96623
Hankarpur77480
Nawadih286226
Nawara293415
Kazipur100872
Baraicha3351,429
Kamal Khairwa2472,325
Auraiya64791
Amarkha3106
Bandu4651,078
Khairwa Khurd91877
Bhadara6943,686
Khandaul7090
Saraidanr1391,600
Baliari152498
Singhpur3561,106
Shahpur2724,026
Bishunpur921,566
Gurisot1811,103
Bhangia44779
Daranagar1,0356,551

The village of Chunda is the largest village in Rohtas district in terms of physical area.[3]

References

  1. "Mapcarta.com. Nauhatta". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook – Rohtas, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 33, 41–70, 868–899, 1191–1192. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook – Rohtas, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)". Census 2011 India. pp. 13, 260–265, 373–399. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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