# Bherwa Village, Bisfi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bisfi, Madhubani 

# Bherwa

Bherwa is a village in Bisfi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,880 people in 1,430 households**, the 15th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 6,880people (2011)
- 1,430households
- 56.5%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Bherwa PIN code and other codes

Bherwa falls in Bisfi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBherwa
- Community development blockBisfi
- Census village code220378

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

## How far is Bherwa from nearby towns?

- Bisfi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)40 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)12 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 Bherwa?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bherwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bisfi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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.

## Homes and amenities in Bherwa

Of every 100 households in Bherwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bherwa · ■ Bisfi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**38%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

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 Bherwa?

■ Bherwa · ■ Bisfi rural average

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

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**939

Working population ****29.3%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 49.7% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 744 (37%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 361 (18%) · **■** Marginal 502 (25%)

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 Bisfi

- Jagban10,744 people
- Bhoj Paraul9,728 people
- Chahuta9,189 people
- Rathos8,162 people
- Raghauli6,648 people
- Jafra5,585 people
- Sohans5,550 people
- Balha5,500 people

[All 57 villages in Bisfi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/bisfi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bherwa from Madhubani?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bherwa?6,880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bherwa in?Madhubani district (Bisfi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bherwa?56.5% (Census 2011)