Village · Makhdumpur, Jehanabad # Owa Owa is a village in Makhdumpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar, PIN code 804422. The 2011 Census counted 1,083 people in 149 households, the 74th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%. - 1,083 people (2011) - 149 households - 72.1% literacy - 804422 PIN code ## Owa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Owa is 804422. Owa falls in Makhdumpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar. - PIN code 804422 - Gram panchayat Dharnai - Community development block Makhdumpur - Census village code 260477 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Owa from nearby towns? - Makhdumpur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Jehanabad (district HQ) 18 km by road - Makhdumpur (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Owa? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Owa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Railway station In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jehanabad - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jehanabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Owa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Owa Of every 100 households in Owa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Owa · ■ Makhdumpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 14% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 78% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 54% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92% - Use banking services 88% 47% - Television 22% 13% - Mobile phone 55% 51% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 26% 33% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Owa? ■ Owa · ■ Makhdumpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.1% 63.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 931 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 924 - Working population 27.8% 30.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 56.8% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 68 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 124 (41%) · ■ Household industry 9 (3%) · ■ Other work 87 (29%) · ■ Marginal 13 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Makhdumpur - Kapharpur 1,130 people - Pipra 1,124 people - Kandar 1,100 people - Mira Bigha 1,086 people - Danu Bigha 1,062 people - Bisunpur Pathra 972 people - Amarpur 943 people - Chilori 937 people All 117 villages in Makhdumpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Owa? 804422 - How far is Owa from Jehanabad? 18 km by road - What is the population of Owa? 1,083 (Census 2011) - Which district is Owa in? Jehanabad district (Makhdumpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Owa? 72.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/makhdumpur/owa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.