# Barwa Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Barwa

Barwa is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845455**. The 2011 Census counted **1,816 people in 349 households**, the 30th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,816people (2011)
- 349households
- 39.3%literacy
- 845455PIN code

## Barwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barwa is 845455.** Barwa falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845455
- Gram panchayatDhanauji
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216437

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

## How far is Barwa from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)56 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)20 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 Barwa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Barwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Barwa

Of every 100 households in Barwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****15%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**24%

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 Barwa?

■ Barwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.3%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**959

Working population ****45.3%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.3% for men and 27.5% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (5%) · **■** Marginal 240 (29%)

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

- Pipra2,019 people
- Baswaria2,014 people
- Dhamaura1,988 people
- Bhuski1,899 people
- Dewarh1,782 people
- Harkatwa1,780 people
- Kamta1,780 people
- Pahkaul1,772 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barwa?845455
- How far is Barwa from Bettiah?56 km by road
- What is the population of Barwa?1,816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barwa?39.3% (Census 2011)