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

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Village · Bisfi, Madhubani 

# Kerwar

Kerwar is a village in Bisfi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847222**. The 2011 Census counted **5,083 people in 976 households**, the 23rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 5,083people (2011)
- 976households
- 50.4%literacy
- 847222PIN code

## Kerwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerwar is 847222.** Kerwar falls in Bisfi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847222
- Gram panchayatKerwar
- Community development blockBisfi
- Census village code220392

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

## How far is Kerwar from nearby towns?

- Bisfi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)22 km by road
- Madhubani (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 Kerwar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kerwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kerwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Kerwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Kerwar

Of every 100 households in Kerwar in 2011, 26 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kerwar · ■ Bisfi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**38%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kerwar?

■ Kerwar · ■ Bisfi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**939

Working population ****30.7%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 39.3% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 560 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (40%) · **■** Household industry 48 (3%) · **■** Other work 119 (8%) · **■** Marginal 206 (13%)

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

- Balha5,500 people
- Raghepura5,322 people
- Sadullahpur5,289 people
- Dhepura5,169 people
- Belaunja4,510 people
- Genaur4,491 people
- Patauna4,252 people
- Damla4,093 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerwar?847222
- How far is Kerwar from Madhubani?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kerwar?5,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerwar in?Madhubani district (Bisfi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kerwar?50.4% (Census 2011)