# Bastwara Village, Singhwara, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Singhwara, Darbhanga 

# Bastwara

Bastwara is a village in Singhwara sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847104**. The 2011 Census counted **5,070 people in 958 households**, the 14th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 5,070people (2011)
- 958households
- 62.9%literacy
- 847104PIN code

## Bastwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bastwara is 847104.** Bastwara falls in Singhwara sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847104
- Gram panchayatMadhopur Bastwara
- Community development blockSinghwara
- Census village code226836

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

## How far is Bastwara from nearby towns?

- Singhwara (sub-district HQ)7 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 Bastwara?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Bastwara; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dabhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laheriasarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 8 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 Bastwara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 35% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Bastwara

Of every 100 households in Bastwara in 2011, 3 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bastwara · ■ Singhwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**37%

Television ****11%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bastwara?

■ Bastwara · ■ Singhwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101**

**945

Working population ****24.1%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 56.9% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (16%) · **■** Household industry 65 (5%) · **■** Other work 549 (45%) · **■** Marginal 298 (24%)

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 Singhwara

- Kanigaon7,385 people
- Madhopur5,805 people
- Sarwara5,430 people
- Tekatar5,311 people
- Korauni5,064 people
- Bahuara Buzurg4,789 people
- Nista4,781 people
- Bharathi4,741 people

[All 100 villages in Singhwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/singhwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bastwara?847104
- How far is Bastwara from Darbhanga?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bastwara?5,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bastwara in?Darbhanga district (Singhwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bastwara?62.9% (Census 2011)