Village · Laukaha, Madhubani # Urhwa Urhwa is a village in Laukaha sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code 847227. The 2011 Census counted 1,167 people in 195 households, the 36th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 1,167 people (2011) - 195 households - 34.3% literacy - 847227 PIN code ## Urhwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Urhwa is 847227. Urhwa falls in Laukaha sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - PIN code 847227 - Gram panchayat Urhwa - Community development block Laukaha - Census village code 220010 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Urhwa from nearby towns? - Laukaha (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ) 56 km by road - Madhubani (nearest town) 56 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Urhwa? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Urhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Karmeg - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Donwari Hat - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ghoghardiha - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Urhwa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 77% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Urhwa Of every 100 households in Urhwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Urhwa · ■ Laukaha rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 15% - Toilet within the home 4% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 89% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 13% 35% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 21% 28% - Television 1% 6% - Mobile phone 63% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 16% 22% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Urhwa? ■ Urhwa · ■ Laukaha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 34.3% 57.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1023 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 992 952 - Working population 45.5% 44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.2% for men and 21.8% for women. 49% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 87 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 369 (69%) · ■ Other work 6 (1%) · ■ Marginal 69 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Laukaha - Prayagpur 1,551 people - Naraenpur 1,293 people - Siswar 1,249 people - Bandar Jhuli 1,181 people - Barmotar Bhajnaha 1,084 people - Barmotar Rae Chanda 1,071 people - Basania 923 people - Anharban 892 people All 47 villages in Laukaha ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Urhwa? 847227 - How far is Urhwa from Madhubani? 56 km by road - What is the population of Urhwa? 1,167 (Census 2011) - Which district is Urhwa in? Madhubani district (Laukaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Urhwa? 34.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/laukaha/urhwa-220010/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.