# Bakwa Village, Madhepur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Madhepur, Madhubani 

# Bakwa

Bakwa is a village in Madhepur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847408**. The 2011 Census counted **9,575 people in 1,916 households**, the 5th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 9,575people (2011)
- 1,916households
- 43.1%literacy
- 847408PIN code

## Bakwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakwa is 847408.** Bakwa falls in Madhepur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847408
- Gram panchayatBakwa
- Community development blockMadhepur
- Census village code220895

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

## How far is Bakwa from nearby towns?

- Madhepur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)35 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 Bakwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bakwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhit
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Bakwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 1,344 hectares of village land is sown, and 689 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 Bakwa

Of every 100 households in Bakwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bakwa · ■ Madhepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****9%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Bakwa?

■ Bakwa · ■ Madhepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**946

Working population ****34.5%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 29.0% for women. 44% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 928 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,422 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (1%) · **■** Marginal 900 (27%)

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 Madhepur

- Madhepur25,831 people
- Bhit Bhagwanpur12,647 people
- Bheja11,794 people
- Pachahi9,758 people
- Parsad8,278 people
- Daldal8,210 people
- Dara7,864 people
- Tardiha7,084 people

[All 86 villages in Madhepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakwa?847408
- How far is Bakwa from Madhubani?62 km by road
- What is the population of Bakwa?9,575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakwa in?Madhubani district (Madhepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bakwa?43.1% (Census 2011)