# Tawakala Village, Kaler, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaler, Arwal 

# Tawakala

Tawakala is a village in Kaler sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,406 people in 243 households**, the 33rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,406people (2011)
- 243households
- 70.8%literacy
- 1,077females per 1,000 males

## Tawakala PIN code and other codes

Tawakala falls in Kaler sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSakri Khurd
- Community development blockKaler
- Census village code260674

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

## How far is Tawakala from nearby towns?

- Kaler (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)20 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)20 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 Tawakala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Tawakala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Niranjanpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaler
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Tawakala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Tawakala

Of every 100 households in Tawakala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tawakala · ■ Kaler rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**77%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**58%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**22%

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 Tawakala?

■ Tawakala · ■ Kaler rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1139**

**965

Working population ****33.2%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 57.8% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (60%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 42 (9%) · **■** Marginal 49 (10%)

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 Kaler

- Kharsa1,584 people
- Khaira1,518 people
- Shahbajpur Dhawai1,495 people
- Maneri Bigha1,450 people
- Upadhea Bigha1,381 people
- Musepur1,372 people
- Jamuhari1,333 people
- Parasrampur1,306 people

[All 60 villages in Kaler](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kaler/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tawakala from Arwal?20 km by road
- What is the population of Tawakala?1,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tawakala in?Arwal district (Kaler sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tawakala?70.8% (Census 2011)