# Borwa Village, Ghanshyampur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghanshyampur, Darbhanga 

# Borwa

Borwa is a village in Ghanshyampur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,218 people in 244 households**, the 20th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 1,218people (2011)
- 244households
- 48.1%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Borwa PIN code and other codes

Borwa falls in Ghanshyampur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKorthu Purvi
- Community development blockGhanshyampur
- Census village code227750

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

## How far is Borwa from nearby towns?

- Ghanshyampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)30 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)30 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 Borwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Borwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghanshyampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 13 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 Borwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Borwa

Of every 100 households in Borwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Borwa · ■ Ghanshyampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**33%

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 Borwa?

■ Borwa · ■ Ghanshyampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**53.8%

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

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**934

Working population ****39.7%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 30.6% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (27%) · **■** Marginal 242 (50%)

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 Ghanshyampur

- Godhaul2,840 people
- Faizullahpur2,747 people
- Supaul1,474 people
- Asma1,412 people
- Dohatha1,217 people
- Chharapatti1,097 people
- Burheb615 people
- Semadeori305 people

[All 29 villages in Ghanshyampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/ghanshyampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Borwa from Darbhanga?30 km by road
- What is the population of Borwa?1,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borwa in?Darbhanga district (Ghanshyampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Borwa?48.1% (Census 2011)