Village · Bakhri, Begusarai
# Bairwa

Bairwa is a village in Bakhri sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 418 people in 100 households, the 45th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.
- 418 people (2011)
- 100 households
- 38.3% literacy
- 909 females per 1,000 males

## Bairwa PIN code and other codes

Bairwa falls in Bakhri sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Bahor Chak
- Community development block Bakhri
- Census village code 238201

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bairwa from nearby towns?
- Bakhri (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Bakhri (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bairwa?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Bairwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bairwa known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 82% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bairwa

Of every 100 households in Bairwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bairwa · ■ Bakhri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 4%
- Toilet within the home 0% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 82%
- Tap water 5% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 1% 29%
- Television 0% 4%
- Mobile phone 2% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 92% 37%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bairwa?

■ Bairwa · ■ Bakhri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 38.3% 55.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 909 913
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 946
- Working population 30.6% 35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.3% for men and 31.5% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 12 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 88 (69%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 26 (20%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bakhri
- Sonbarsa Chakki 541 people
- Sadipur 513 people
- Karkauli 487 people
- Mirkalanpur 457 people
- Bhawanipur 414 people
- Chak Banwar 410 people
- Madanpur 391 people
- Khajuria 279 people

All 56 villages in Bakhri

## Quick answers
- How far is Bairwa from Begusarai? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Bairwa? 418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bairwa in? Begusarai district (Bakhri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bairwa? 38.3% (Census 2011)

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