# Kadwa Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Kadwa

Kadwa is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 146 households**, the 54th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 702people (2011)
- 146households
- 28.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Kadwa PIN code and other codes

Kadwa falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChitabkala
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256320

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

## How far is Kadwa from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)6 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 Kadwa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kadwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Kadwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kadwa

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

■ Kadwa · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****91%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kadwa?

■ Kadwa · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.1%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**997

Working population ****61.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.9% for men and 23.0% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 414 (96%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%)

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 Sherghati

- Kazarsot785 people
- Bhat Kuraha731 people
- Baniadih712 people
- Salaiya706 people
- Dariapur694 people
- Rani Chak687 people
- Manjhar677 people
- Ghorijara668 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kadwa from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kadwa?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadwa in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kadwa?28.1% (Census 2011)