# Etwan Village, Barachatti, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barachatti, Gaya 

# Etwan

Etwan is a village in Barachatti sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **583 people in 92 households**, the 82nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 583people (2011)
- 92households
- 55.2%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Etwan PIN code and other codes

Etwan falls in Barachatti sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPatluka
- Community development blockBarachatti
- Census village code257365

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

## How far is Etwan from nearby towns?

- Barachatti (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)56 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)56 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 Etwan?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Etwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Shob
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Etwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Etwan

Of every 100 households in Etwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Etwan · ■ Barachatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****64%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Etwan?

■ Etwan · ■ Barachatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**970

Working population ****77.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 43.4% for women. 77% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 110 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (9%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 288 (63%)

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 Barachatti

- Karman617 people
- Murhi591 people
- Bela590 people
- Kalaua Kalan584 people
- Mani Chak582 people
- Chainpur579 people
- Manan Bigha564 people
- Dhana Chak545 people

[All 158 villages in Barachatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/barachatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Etwan from Gaya?56 km by road
- What is the population of Etwan?583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Etwan in?Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Etwan?55.2% (Census 2011)