# Barwa Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Barwa

Barwa is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 63 households**, the 84th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 427people (2011)
- 63households
- 66.2%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Barwa PIN code and other codes

Barwa falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBheria
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229835

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

## How far is Barwa from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)3 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 Barwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Fajil Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Barwa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 92% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Barwa

Of every 100 households in Barwa in 2011, 45 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barwa · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****98%**

**68%

Television ****31%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

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 Barwa?

■ Barwa · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**979

Working population ****25.8%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 40% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (65%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Katiya

- Kishunpura457 people
- Bagahi Dih456 people
- Majhaulia437 people
- Kalyanpur435 people
- Bhopatpur426 people
- Sukhsenwa Deu Ray390 people
- Chaphwa348 people
- Burhia Bari333 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barwa from Gopalganj?65 km by road
- What is the population of Barwa?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwa in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barwa?66.2% (Census 2011)