# Pirwa Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Pirwa

Pirwa is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,569 people in 234 households**, the 30th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,569people (2011)
- 234households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Pirwa PIN code and other codes

Pirwa falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaghunath Khap
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255634

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

## How far is Pirwa from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)51 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)22 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 Pirwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Pirwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Pirwa

Of every 100 households in Pirwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pirwa · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**81%

Tap water ****8%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****28%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pirwa?

■ Pirwa · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**961

Working population ****30.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 56.5% for women. 39% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (13%) · **■** Marginal 263 (56%)

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 Gurua

- Duba1,665 people
- Pachmah1,647 people
- Cheni1,605 people
- Chansi1,592 people
- Pawara1,560 people
- Dariaura1,554 people
- Nadiain1,498 people
- Gamharia1,452 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pirwa from Gaya?51 km by road
- What is the population of Pirwa?1,569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirwa in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pirwa?69.6% (Census 2011)