# Jiwar Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga 

# Jiwar

Jiwar is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,041 people in 205 households**, the 71st largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,041people (2011)
- 205households
- 67.4%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Jiwar PIN code and other codes

Jiwar falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarjapur
- Community development blockKeotiranway
- Census village code226966

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

## How far is Jiwar from nearby towns?

- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)26 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)26 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 Jiwar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Jiwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raiyam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○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 station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Jiwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Jiwar

Of every 100 households in Jiwar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jiwar · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**71%

Tap water ****17%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****1%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****79%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jiwar?

■ Jiwar · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**54.5%

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

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**929

Working population ****27.2%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 57.2% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 211 (75%)

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 Keotiranway

- Dhuria Daharia1,125 people
- Hanuman Nagar1,116 people
- Kamaldah1,106 people
- Bheriahi1,103 people
- Megha1,033 people
- Mohan Math987 people
- Birna967 people
- Hajipur952 people

[All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jiwar from Darbhanga?26 km by road
- What is the population of Jiwar?1,041 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiwar in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jiwar?67.4% (Census 2011)