# Harkatwa Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Harkatwa

Harkatwa is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,780 people in 300 households**, the 32nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,780people (2011)
- 300households
- 50.1%literacy
- 845102PIN code

## Harkatwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Harkatwa is 845102.** Harkatwa falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845102
- Gram panchayatRupaulia
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216378

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

## How far is Harkatwa from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)74 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)27 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 Harkatwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Harkatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamunia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Harkatwa known for?

About 76% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Harkatwa

Of every 100 households in Harkatwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harkatwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****45%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Harkatwa?

■ Harkatwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**959

Working population ****47.4%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 37.0% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 486 (58%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (8%) · **■** Marginal 185 (22%)

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

- Dhamaura1,988 people
- Bhuski1,899 people
- Barwa1,816 people
- Dewarh1,782 people
- Kamta1,780 people
- Pahkaul1,772 people
- Mandiha1,755 people
- Dumri1,739 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harkatwa?845102
- How far is Harkatwa from Bettiah?74 km by road
- What is the population of Harkatwa?1,780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harkatwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harkatwa?50.1% (Census 2011)