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°33′01″N 83°48′42″E / 24.5504°N 83.8116°E / 24.5504; 83.8116[1]
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictRohtas
Area
 • Total
4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,103[2]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Geography

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)
Chunda 8,589 1,860
Piparadih 5,146 3,700
Katudanr 232 287
Basarhi 226 0
Gurur 95 0
Mujuraha 64 0
Tiara Khurd 295 1,340
Tiara Kalan 767 960
Nawadih Khurd 507 954
Amahuan 598 347
Madhkupia 432 962
Matiawan 637 1,412
Nawadih Kalan 366 948
Jadunathpur 1,117 1,658
Belduria 401 235
Jaradag 1,058 454
Parchha 649 4,458
Paruka 385 2,688
Tilokhar 496 3,626
Pararia 734 1,557
Tiura, Rohtas 2,131 5,563
Banua 342 1,112
Dumaria 75 351
Chaphla 248 559
Chaukhara 65 49
Lohara 263 2,560
Nauhatta (block headquarters) 497 5,103
Hama 112 806
Birki 94 108
Paharia 149 461
Karamdiha 158 1,101
Sihaldeh 264 552
Bhaunathpur 54 874
Uli Banahi 647 3,490
Mada Tipa 44 154
Tipa 40 746
Dhanauti 274 115
Baijalpur 98 190
Adhaura 340 263
Saguna 76 55
Bhurwa 522 743
Rehal 3,396 3,160
Dewadand 371 1,585
Nimahath 307 2,024
Jaintipur 492 2,270
Anandi Chak 132 1,265
Naudiha 110 1,233
Balbhadarpur 96 623
Hankarpur 77 480
Nawadih 286 226
Nawara 293 415
Kazipur 100 872
Baraicha 335 1,429
Kamal Khairwa 247 2,325
Auraiya 64 791
Amarkha 310 6
Bandu 465 1,078
Khairwa Khurd 91 877
Bhadara 694 3,686
Khandaul 70 90
Saraidanr 139 1,600
Baliari 152 498
Singhpur 356 1,106
Shahpur 272 4,026
Bishunpur 92 1,566
Gurisot 181 1,103
Bhangia 44 779
Daranagar 1,035 6,551

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

References

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  1. ^ "Mapcarta.com. Nauhatta". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "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. ^ a b c d e "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.