# Barka Ganw Village, Hathua, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/hathua/barka-ganw/ Village · Hathua, Gopalganj # Barka Ganw Barka Ganw is a village in Hathua sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,926 people in 929 households**, the 6th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 5,926people (2011) - 929households - 66.9%literacy - 922females per 1,000 males ## Barka Ganw PIN code and other codes Barka Ganw falls in Hathua sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatLain Bazar - Community development blockHathua - Census village code230609 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barka Ganw from nearby towns? - Hathua (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)21 km by road - Mirganj (nearest town)10 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 Barka Ganw? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Barka Ganw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hathua - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hathua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Barka Ganw known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 82% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Barka Ganw Of every 100 households in Barka Ganw in 2011, 8 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Barka Ganw · ■ Hathua rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **20% Toilet within the home ****9%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **63% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **90% Use banking services ****61%** **69% Television ****10%** **16% Mobile phone ****61%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **10% 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 Barka Ganw? ■ Barka Ganw · ■ Hathua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **935 Working population ****31.0%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 56.1% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 339 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (15%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 316 (17%) · **■** Marginal 892 (49%) 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 Hathua - Jigna Jagarnath8,265 people - Singaha7,928 people - Sauren6,902 people - Pipra Khas6,056 people - Kusauni5,535 people - Ratan Chak5,413 people - Chhap4,988 people - Ekdanga4,949 people [All 107 villages in Hathua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/hathua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barka Ganw from Gopalganj?21 km by road - What is the population of Barka Ganw?5,926 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barka Ganw in?Gopalganj district (Hathua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barka Ganw?66.9% (Census 2011)