# Salwar Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Salwar

Salwar is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 65 households**, the 116th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 551people (2011)
- 65households
- 69.5%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Salwar PIN code and other codes

Salwar falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNagwan
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code256135

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

## How far is Salwar from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)41 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 Salwar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Salwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Pathra
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raniganj
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Salwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 65% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Salwar

Of every 100 households in Salwar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salwar · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**42%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**34%

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 Salwar?

■ Salwar · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**991

Working population ****52.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 60.7% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (65%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 31 (11%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Imamganj

- Khoira559 people
- Kuin Bar559 people
- Akauni553 people
- Naua Khap551 people
- Darzi Bigha542 people
- Benga Dohar537 people
- Pipra535 people
- Chapara530 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salwar from Gaya?80 km by road
- What is the population of Salwar?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salwar in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salwar?69.5% (Census 2011)