# Parwaha Village, Gamharia, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gamharia, Madhepura 

# Parwaha

Parwaha is a village in Gamharia sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,738 people in 841 households**, the 7th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%.

- 4,738people (2011)
- 841households
- 46.2%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Parwaha PIN code and other codes

Parwaha falls in Gamharia sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKorihar Trawe
- Community development blockGamharia
- Census village code225805

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

## How far is Parwaha from nearby towns?

- Gamharia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)20 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)20 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 Parwaha?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Parwaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●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 school5–10 km · Chikni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Parwaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 440 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 Parwaha

Of every 100 households in Parwaha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Parwaha · ■ Gamharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****45%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Parwaha?

■ Parwaha · ■ Gamharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**50.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**916

Working population ****48.5%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 31.9% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 485 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 672 (29%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,004 (44%)

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 Gamharia

- Rupauli *11,445 people
- Gamharia9,359 people
- Aurahi9,078 people
- Jiwachhpur5,666 people
- Tarawe3,730 people
- Piprahi2,924 people
- Daha2,893 people
- Jagbani2,543 people

[All 12 villages in Gamharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gamharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parwaha from Madhepura?20 km by road
- What is the population of Parwaha?4,738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parwaha in?Madhepura district (Gamharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parwaha?46.2% (Census 2011)