Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga
# Kewatgawan

Kewatgawan is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847213. The 2011 Census counted 12,013 people in 2,429 households, the 3rd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%.
- 12,013 people (2011)
- 2,429 households
- 45.3% literacy
- 847213 PIN code

## Kewatgawan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kewatgawan is 847213. Kewatgawan falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847213
- Gram panchayat Kewatgama
- Community development block Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
- Census village code 227928

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kewatgawan from nearby towns?
- Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 73 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town) 36 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kewatgawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kewatgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · K. Asthan Purbi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Biraul
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kewatgawan known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 59% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kewatgawan

Of every 100 households in Kewatgawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kewatgawan · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 5% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 91%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 16% 16%
- Television 1% 2%
- Mobile phone 45% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 43% 47%
- 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 Kewatgawan?

■ Kewatgawan · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.3% 44.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 895 898
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 951
- Working population 41.6% 37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 29.4% for women. 47% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 155 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,554 (31%) · ■ Household industry 55 (1%) · ■ Other work 177 (4%) · ■ Marginal 3,059 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
- Reota 17,285 people
- Sughrain 15,165 people
- Bhirua 9,354 people
- Tilkeswar 6,266 people
- Sima 5,820 people
- Itahar 5,654 people

All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kewatgawan? 847213
- How far is Kewatgawan from Darbhanga? 73 km by road
- What is the population of Kewatgawan? 12,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewatgawan in? Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kewatgawan? 45.3% (Census 2011)

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