# Teknewas Village, Sidhwalia, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj 

# Teknewas

Teknewas is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,970 people in 326 households**, the 23rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,970people (2011)
- 326households
- 62.4%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Teknewas PIN code and other codes

Teknewas falls in Sidhwalia sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahammadpur
- Community development blockSidhwalia
- Census village code231124

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

## How far is Teknewas from nearby towns?

- Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)34 km by road
- Barauli (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 Teknewas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Teknewas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sidhwalia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhawaliya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Teknewas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Teknewas

Of every 100 households in Teknewas in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Teknewas · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**59%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

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 Teknewas?

■ Teknewas · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**933

Working population ****30.7%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 51.3% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (21%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (5%) · **■** Marginal 371 (61%)

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 Sidhwalia

- Pakri3,081 people
- Jhajhwa2,944 people
- Salehpur2,922 people
- Bishunpura2,184 people
- Harpur1,894 people
- Bahadura1,889 people
- Katea Khas1,856 people
- Sakla1,844 people

[All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Teknewas from Gopalganj?34 km by road
- What is the population of Teknewas?1,970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teknewas in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Teknewas?62.4% (Census 2011)