# Marwa Village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baikunthpur, Gopalganj 

# Marwa

Marwa is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,122 people in 343 households**, the 33rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 2,122people (2011)
- 343households
- 73.8%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Marwa PIN code and other codes

Marwa falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBangra
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code231192

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

## How far is Marwa from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)55 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)20 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 Marwa?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Marwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raiwtith
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Marwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Marwa

Of every 100 households in Marwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marwa · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****77%**

**67%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

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 Marwa?

■ Marwa · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**951

Working population ****23.4%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 61.9% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (10%) · **■** Marginal 299 (60%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Chiuntaha2,457 people
- Khaira Asha2,427 people
- Maharani Pandohi2,366 people
- Bakhri2,178 people
- Paharpur Kamsila2,004 people
- Sisai1,962 people
- Kiratpur1,940 people
- Mangru Chhapra1,910 people

[All 121 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marwa from Gopalganj?55 km by road
- What is the population of Marwa?2,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marwa in?Gopalganj district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Marwa?73.8% (Census 2011)