# Poharwa Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Poharwa

Poharwa is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 153 households**, the 108th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 763people (2011)
- 153households
- 42.5%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Poharwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatLachhnauta
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216416

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

## How far is Poharwa from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)15 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 Poharwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Poharwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Poharwa

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

■ Poharwa · ■ 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 ****18%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**24%

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 Poharwa?

■ Poharwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**959

Working population ****27.9%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 30.6% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (86%) · **■** Marginal 23 (11%)

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

- Pakri Kalan810 people
- Kairi803 people
- Jamhauli791 people
- Bhawanipur768 people
- Ratni752 people
- Bairia751 people
- Bajni747 people
- Kharkatwa741 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Poharwa from Bettiah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Poharwa?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poharwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Poharwa?42.5% (Census 2011)