# Gurwalia Biswas Village, Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/gurwalia-biswas/ Village · Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran # Gurwalia Biswas Gurwalia Biswas is a village in Chanpatia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845450**. The 2011 Census counted **10,309 people in 1,694 households**, the 6th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 10,309people (2011) - 1,694households - 57.0%literacy - 845450PIN code ## Gurwalia Biswas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gurwalia Biswas is 845450.** Gurwalia Biswas falls in Chanpatia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845450 - Gram panchayatGurwalia - Community development blockChanpatia - Census village code217204 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurwalia Biswas from nearby towns? - Chanpatia (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)4 km by road - Chanpatia (nearest town)22 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 Gurwalia Biswas? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gurwalia Biswas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chanpatia - ○Degree college10+ km · Chanpatia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Gurwalia Biswas known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 591 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 Gurwalia Biswas Of every 100 households in Gurwalia Biswas in 2011, 8 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gurwalia Biswas · ■ Chanpatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **3% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **85% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****33%** **37% Television ****7%** **7% Mobile phone ****44%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **19% 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 Gurwalia Biswas? ■ Gurwalia Biswas · ■ Chanpatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **942 Working population ****33.2%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.1% for men and 45.5% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 537 (16%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 530 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2,146 (63%) 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 Chanpatia - Turhapatti16,006 people - Kurwa Mathia13,758 people - Ghogha13,572 people - Betia Dih12,573 people - Lalgarh9,142 people - Bakulahar7,494 people - Pokharia Kharag7,232 people - Puraina Gosain6,435 people [All 71 villages in Chanpatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gurwalia Biswas?845450 - How far is Gurwalia Biswas from Bettiah?4 km by road - What is the population of Gurwalia Biswas?10,309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurwalia Biswas in?Pashchim Champaran district (Chanpatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gurwalia Biswas?57.0% (Census 2011)