Nawanagar is a village and corresponding community development block situated in the Buxar district of Bihar, India, and one of the developing settlements of the district. It is one of several minor villages governed and administered by the Nawanagar panchayat. The village has the only one police station among other nearby villages. Nawangar is one of the seven blocks making up the Dumraon sub-division.
As of 2011, the population of Nawanagar is 8,521, in 1,429 households, while the total population of the block is 166,534, in 25,557 households.
Geography The village is situated in the lower part of Bihar. Most of the area is agricultural land with rice as the main crop. Due to variations in annual rainfall, local farmers cannot depend on seasonal rain for irrigation, they utilizes the Sone Canal system for irrigation, particularly through the five main branches of the western canal and its tributaries.
The River Ganga passes through the village, which is inaccessible during the summer. The river is the nearest () navigable inland waterway for mass transportation towards Kolkata in the east as well as parts of Uttar Pradesh.
Demographics
Nawanagar is a rural block, with no major urban centres. The sex ratio of the block was 951 as of 2011, including a ratio of 941 among the 0-6 age group. Members of scheduled castes made up 14.59% of the block's population, and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.25%. The block's literacy rate was 66.57%, the lowest among sub-districts in Buxar district. Literacy was higher among men (78.76%) than women (53.78%).
Most of the Nawanagar block workforce was employed in agriculture in 2011, with 28.73% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 52.84% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. 2.69% were household industry workers, and the remaining 15.74% were other workers. Comparatively more men than women were cultivators and other workers, while comparatively more women than men were agricultural labourers and household industry workers.
Transportion Nawanagar has good road communications due to development efforts by the government. A state highway passes through the village connecting Sasaram and Buxar via Vikramganj and Maliyabagh. A national highway also passes through the outskirts.
At present the nearest railway station is at Dumraon, about from the village, which lies about from Buxar and from the capital city, Patna.
People and civil affairs Most villagers are employed in agricultural work but due to improper education and a lack of skills, total production remains insufficient to satisfy the people.
Although there are two government based schools and four private schools, students must travel long distances to other cities and towns for higher and modern education. The Indian government has also introduced various anganwadi kendra to provide basic education for villagers.
Panchayat The local panchayat consists of three villages: Nawanagar, Usra and Bhadkuda and includes a total of 13 panchayat polling booths. Hasbun Nisha is the current mukhiya(village head) of the panchayat.
Infrastructure The village does not have a comprehensive electricity supply but through the efforts of local governing bodies, solar panels have been introduced to provide power for street lighting.
Villages Nawanagar block contains the following 107 villages, of which 95 are inhabited and 12 are uninhabited:
Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Itaudha 135.2 1,248 Usra 157.9 737 Tik Pokhar 214 1,011 Maudiha 107 1,419 Salsala 405 5,040 Dihri 69.2 840 Mariyan 342.8 3,291 Sara 213.3 1,368 Barhauna 77.3 351 Paniari 97.1 1,340 Waina 774 5,335 Baraon 1,111 11,473 Chanwath 348 3,496 Pawanrpur 60 1,206 Dihupur 141 642 Nokhpur 136 707 Basdewa 71 1,569 Athar 570 7,779 Chakaura 136.8 1,294 Panrepur Pheku 96 653 Bikrampur 101.2 514 Barahra 54.6 397 Raika 278 2,541 Kabir Chak 9 0 Mardanpur Arazi 3.6 0 Athar Arazi 6.1 0 Mardanpur 51.8 0 Parsaganda 166 1,125 Patar Kona 98 734 Kanjia 217 1,826 Newazipur 40.8 508 Kharaicha 229.9 1,999 Satohari Dih 87 820 Narhan Dih 129.9 317 Makundpur 101 245 Salempur 35.6 461 Parmesarpur 110.9 531 Kunjnara 119.8 757 Dhanej 112.1 524 Dafar Dehri 102 1,323 Gorhiya 143.3 687 Arap Khurd 197.9 798 Narayanpur 67.6 401 Rajan Dehri 63.2 60 Bararhi 143 708 Chhatrdhariganj 35.6 168 Kharagpur 17.9 229 Kariyakant 36.4 110 Babuganj English 236 2,072 Purainiyan 55 258 Kewatia 117 517 Haroj 158.2 1,258 Belaon 616.4 6,599 Sikraur 391.3 3,314 Dubauli 72.4 396 Paniyaon 130.3 0 Belahri 240.4 2,891 Kharaumiyan 71.3 651 Tetrahar 104.4 2,120 Deoria 85 0 Dhapachhuha 176.9 1,765 Bhadar 359.4 6,043 Dubauli 59.9 541 Bahuara 41.2 0 Atmi 1,035 7,030 Dewanpura 130.7 833 Manahatha 102.4 1,490 Ghorsari 197.4 835 Usra 146.4 888 Dhanbakhra 104.4 847 Bharkundiya 14.6 0 Bisuwa 102.4 871 Kazi Dehri 103.6 280 Jitwa Dehri 85.8 1,193 Ranbirpur 330.6 2,579 Nawanagar (block headquarters) 390.1 8,521 Bahuara 90.3 0 Dulaicha 43 0 Chauria 34.8 0 Rupsagar 308.8 4,932 Turaon Khas 211.7 1,440 Gunja Dihri 123 470 Param Dihri 120.6 91 Parmanpur 166.3 2,753 Tetarahar 96.3 276 Turaon Patti 68.8 211 Bhatauli 386.4 5,255 Kukur Bhuka 165.2 1,848 Baraleo 57.9 813 Gobinapur 198.3 1,787 Sonbarisa 289 7,311 Lokpur 58.7 444 Ikil 316.9 940 Mankadih 42.4 0 Mahuari 90.7 374 Piprarh 123.8 902 Sewai 79 486 Burhaila 116.2 2,034 Nonaura 198.3 387 Pararia 121.4 1,430 Rewatia 111.3 926 Karsar 639 5,647 Bhelwaniya 175.6 1,227 Barasath 70 216 Somosar 54.6 698 Non Phar 61.9 238 Katalpur 150 1,024
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