Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga # Pilakhwar Pilakhwar is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847237. The 2011 Census counted 1,501 people in 314 households, the 53rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 1,501 people (2011) - 314 households - 73.9% literacy - 847237 PIN code ## Pilakhwar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pilakhwar is 847237. Pilakhwar falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code 847237 - Gram panchayat Lahuar - Community development block Keotiranway - Census village code 226967 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pilakhwar from nearby towns? - Keotiranway (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 25 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pilakhwar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pilakhwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker 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 - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pilakhwar known for? The main crops are paddy. About 78% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pilakhwar Of every 100 households in Pilakhwar in 2011, 7 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pilakhwar · ■ Keotiranway rural average - Electricity for lighting 7% 21% - Toilet within the home 78% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 22% 71% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 77% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 91% - Use banking services 18% 34% - Television 1% 8% - Mobile phone 71% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 26% 32% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pilakhwar? ■ Pilakhwar · ■ Keotiranway rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.9% 54.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 876 905 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1051 929 - Working population 22.3% 28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 68.8% for women. 38% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 38 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (12%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 220 (66%) · ■ Marginal 32 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Keotiranway - Bihatwara 1,583 people - Kheraj Dhuria 1,564 people - Birkhauli 1,562 people - Asrafpur 1,530 people - Bhojpatti 1,468 people - Bishunpur 1,467 people - Gobindpur 1,399 people - Mohan Math 1,390 people All 110 villages in Keotiranway ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pilakhwar? 847237 - How far is Pilakhwar from Darbhanga? 25 km by road - What is the population of Pilakhwar? 1,501 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pilakhwar in? Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pilakhwar? 73.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/pilakhwar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.