# Barharwa Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Barharwa

Barharwa is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,624 people in 265 households**, the 43rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,624people (2011)
- 265households
- 58.2%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Barharwa PIN code and other codes

Barharwa falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatiaria
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216347

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

## How far is Barharwa from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)56 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)40 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 Barharwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamunia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Barharwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Barharwa

Of every 100 households in Barharwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barharwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****52%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barharwa?

■ Barharwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**959

Working population ****50.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 44.3% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (37%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 417 (51%)

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 Gaunaha

- Turkaulia1,694 people
- Mahuawa Bhaisa1,688 people
- Masjidwa1,688 people
- Dumaria1,645 people
- Kathraw1,614 people
- Lachhnauta1,573 people
- Bhitharwa1,549 people
- Semri1,537 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barharwa from Bettiah?56 km by road
- What is the population of Barharwa?1,624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barharwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barharwa?58.2% (Census 2011)