# Ghiwba Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Ghiwba

Ghiwba is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **3,225 people in 562 households**, the 42nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 3,225people (2011)
- 562households
- 56.0%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Ghiwba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghiwba is 854318.** Ghiwba falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatParwaha
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221643

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghiwba from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)47 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghiwba?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghiwba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghiwba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghiwba

Of every 100 households in Ghiwba in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghiwba · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****51%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghiwba?

■ Ghiwba · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**955

Working population ****42.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 43.4% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 445 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 524 (38%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 375 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Phena3,691 people
- Bokra3,440 people
- Rampur3,386 people
- Basgara3,297 people
- Mirganj3,038 people
- Eidgah2,902 people
- Samaul2,711 people
- Gurmahi2,690 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghiwba?854318
- How far is Ghiwba from Araria?47 km by road
- What is the population of Ghiwba?3,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghiwba in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghiwba?56.0% (Census 2011)