# Palwa Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Palwa

Palwa is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,931 people in 379 households**, the 29th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,931people (2011)
- 379households
- 30.2%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Palwa PIN code and other codes

Palwa falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSanhoula
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240268

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

## How far is Palwa from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)27 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 Palwa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Palwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Palwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Palwa

Of every 100 households in Palwa in 2011, 12 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palwa · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****13%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****39%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****84%**

**98%

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 Palwa?

■ Palwa · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.2%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**944

Working population ****48.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.4% for men and 22.2% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (0%) · **■** Marginal 918 (99%)

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 Sonhaula

- Sahupara2,064 people
- Karharia2,059 people
- Hamzachak2,003 people
- Seori1,977 people
- Mahiawan1,930 people
- Khiridanr1,911 people
- Hukma1,827 people
- Pariak1,768 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palwa from Bhagalpur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Palwa?1,931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palwa in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Palwa?30.2% (Census 2011)