# Tarwan Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Tarwan

Tarwan is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,128 people in 156 households**, the 50th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,128people (2011)
- 156households
- 70.1%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Tarwan PIN code and other codes

Tarwan falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaifganj
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255895

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

## How far is Tarwan from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)15 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 Tarwan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tarwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kundil
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Tarwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 33 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 Tarwan

Of every 100 households in Tarwan in 2011, 5 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tarwan · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**45%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**37%

Own their home ****92%**

**99%

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 Tarwan?

■ Tarwan · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**985

Working population ****30.5%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 58.6% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 89 (26%) · **■** Marginal 97 (28%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Harankel1,180 people
- Balaset1,171 people
- Khajuriya1,145 people
- Bishunpur1,129 people
- Fatehpur1,090 people
- Delaho1,057 people
- Kundil1,054 people
- Khaira1,026 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tarwan from Gaya?60 km by road
- What is the population of Tarwan?1,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarwan in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tarwan?70.1% (Census 2011)