# Kawa Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Kawa

Kawa is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **801302**. The 2011 Census counted **5,445 people in 939 households**, the 5th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 5,445people (2011)
- 939households
- 71.7%literacy
- 801302PIN code

## Kawa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kawa is 801302.** Kawa falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code801302
- Gram panchayatKawa
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244756

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

## How far is Kawa from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)42 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)9 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 Kawa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 7 h winter

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 Kawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 360 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 Kawa

Of every 100 households in Kawa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kawa · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**83%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kawa?

■ Kawa · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**902

Working population ****44.4%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 62.1% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 252 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 545 (23%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,488 (62%)

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 Hilsa

- Kapasiawan8,770 people
- Asarhi7,739 people
- Chiksaura6,890 people
- Juniar6,503 people
- Akbarpur5,305 people
- Renri5,144 people
- Korawan4,803 people
- Ghosi4,707 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kawa?801302
- How far is Kawa from Biharsharif?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kawa?5,445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kawa in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kawa?71.7% (Census 2011)