# Patwa Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Patwa

Patwa is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,124 people in 418 households**, the 34th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,124people (2011)
- 418households
- 84.0%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Patwa PIN code and other codes

Patwa falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharaundha-Jotha
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240940

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

## How far is Patwa from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)22 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)22 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 Patwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Patwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Patwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 79% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Patwa

Of every 100 households in Patwa in 2011, 9 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patwa · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**91%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****18%**

**32%

Television ****19%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**34%

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 Patwa?

■ Patwa · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724**

**943

Working population ****35.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 79.1% for women. 43% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (37%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 109 (15%) · **■** Marginal 286 (38%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Bhagalpur2,288 people
- Kushmaha2,264 people
- Balias2,255 people
- Rabidih2,154 people
- Laugain2,107 people
- Bhalui2,042 people
- Phatu Chak2,036 people
- Dudhsimar2,028 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Patwa from Banka?22 km by road
- What is the population of Patwa?2,124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patwa in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Patwa?84.0% (Census 2011)