# Bhatwara Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Bhatwara

Bhatwara is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,997 people in 448 households**, the 43rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 1,997people (2011)
- 448households
- 58.8%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Bhatwara PIN code and other codes

Bhatwara falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajlispur
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222037

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

## How far is Bhatwara from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)30 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)30 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 Bhatwara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Bhatwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Bhatwara

Of every 100 households in Bhatwara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhatwara · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**18%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**25%

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 Bhatwara?

■ Bhatwara · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**972

Working population ****30.9%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 49.0% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (59%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 30 (5%)

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 Palasi

- Chandipur2,153 people
- Rupail2,144 people
- Beni2,135 people
- Bhadauna2,054 people
- Gopalnagar1,984 people
- Pothia1,962 people
- Bakainia1,884 people
- Balua1,830 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhatwara from Araria?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatwara?1,997 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatwara in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatwara?58.8% (Census 2011)