# Parwaha Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Parwaha

Parwaha is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,234 people in 1,458 households**, the 16th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 7,234people (2011)
- 1,458households
- 58.2%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Parwaha PIN code and other codes

Parwaha falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhagkohilia
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221599

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

## How far is Parwaha from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)35 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)3 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 Parwaha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Parwaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Parwaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Parwaha

Of every 100 households in Parwaha in 2011, 8 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parwaha · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**20%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Parwaha?

■ Parwaha · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**955

Working population ****30.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 47.1% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 573 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 706 (32%) · **■** Marginal 691 (32%)

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

- Pothia7,723 people
- Kirkichia7,541 people
- Jhirwa Purwari7,513 people
- Arraha Madarganj7,438 people
- Matiari7,231 people
- Bhagkohilia7,068 people
- Shaifganj7,038 people
- Rahikpur Thila Mohan6,641 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Parwaha from Araria?35 km by road
- What is the population of Parwaha?7,234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parwaha in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parwaha?58.2% (Census 2011)