# Derwa Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj 

# Derwa

Derwa is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar, PIN code **841425**. The 2011 Census counted **2,028 people in 337 households**, the 48th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 2,028people (2011)
- 337households
- 56.5%literacy
- 841425PIN code

## Derwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Derwa is 841425.** Derwa falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code841425
- Gram panchayatSemra
- Community development blockKuchaikote
- Census village code230349

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

## How far is Derwa from nearby towns?

- Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)35 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 Derwa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Derwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bathua Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kuchaikote
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Derwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Derwa

Of every 100 households in Derwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Derwa · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****80%**

**68%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Derwa?

■ Derwa · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**952

Working population ****24.8%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 46.1% for women. 40% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 232 (46%)

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 Kuchaikote

- Karmaini Ghazi2,116 people
- Jamunia2,079 people
- Bakhri2,071 people
- Bikrampur2,049 people
- Shahpur1,992 people
- Narahwa Kot1,974 people
- Uchka Ganw1,964 people
- Banjaria1,957 people

[All 222 villages in Kuchaikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Derwa?841425
- How far is Derwa from Gopalganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Derwa?2,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Derwa in?Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Derwa?56.5% (Census 2011)