Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga # Dalwa Dalwa is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 846005. The 2011 Census counted 837 people in 171 households, the 78th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 837 people (2011) - 171 households - 44.2% literacy - 846005 PIN code ## Dalwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dalwa is 846005. Dalwa falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code 846005 - Gram panchayat Koilathan - Community development block Keotiranway - Census village code 226884 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dalwa from nearby towns? - Keotiranway (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 18 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dalwa? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dalwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dalwa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dalwa Of every 100 households in Dalwa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dalwa · ■ Keotiranway rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 21% - Toilet within the home 98% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 71% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 1% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91% - Use banking services 0% 34% - Television 10% 8% - Mobile phone 94% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 1% 32% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dalwa? ■ Dalwa · ■ Keotiranway rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 44.2% 54.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 773 905 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 680 929 - Working population 26.2% 28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.9% for men and 25.9% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 7 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 187 (85%) · ■ Other work 15 (7%) · ■ Marginal 10 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Keotiranway - Birna 967 people - Hajipur 952 people - Chatra 856 people - Barahi Abuara 845 people - Birkha 836 people - Sahpur Dih 762 people - Tektar 589 people - Kopgarh 578 people All 110 villages in Keotiranway ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dalwa? 846005 - How far is Dalwa from Darbhanga? 18 km by road - What is the population of Dalwa? 837 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dalwa in? Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dalwa? 44.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/dalwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.