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

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Harwa

Harwa is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854329**. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 217 households**, the 66th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 1,166people (2011)
- 217households
- 52.6%literacy
- 854329PIN code

## Harwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Harwa is 854329.** Harwa falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854329
- Gram panchayatRamnagar
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222069

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

## How far is Harwa from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)19 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)19 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 Harwa?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Harwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Marichgaon
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Harwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Harwa

Of every 100 households in Harwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harwa · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****8%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**36%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Harwa?

■ Harwa · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**972

Working population ****19.5%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 33.0% for women. 35% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (61%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Baraili1,258 people
- Budhi1,245 people
- Nakta1,191 people
- Belbari1,168 people
- Kathora1,081 people
- kalahi1,031 people
- Dakaita1,017 people
- Ramnagar1,014 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harwa?854329
- How far is Harwa from Araria?19 km by road
- What is the population of Harwa?1,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harwa in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harwa?52.6% (Census 2011)