# Barwa Kalan Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/barwa-kalan/ Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran # Barwa Kalan Barwa Kalan is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,068 people in 481 households**, the 27th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 3,068people (2011) - 481households - 72.6%literacy - 915females per 1,000 males ## Barwa Kalan PIN code and other codes Barwa Kalan falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhobani Dharmpur - Community development blockLauriya - Census village code216817 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barwa Kalan from nearby towns? - Lauriya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)25 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)17 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 Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Barwa Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Satwaria - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Barwa Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Kalan Of every 100 households in Barwa Kalan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barwa Kalan · ■ Lauriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **7% Toilet within the home ****21%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **95% Use banking services ****49%** **38% Television ****8%** **8% Mobile phone ****73%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Kalan? ■ Barwa Kalan · ■ Lauriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **966 Working population ****34.0%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 65.0% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (19%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 336 (32%) · **■** Marginal 383 (37%) 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 Lauriya - Matiaria3,376 people - Rampur Sauna3,192 people - Parautola3,159 people - Bahuarwa3,151 people - Barwa3,048 people - Barwa2,949 people - Baudh tola2,872 people - Sihpur2,859 people [All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barwa Kalan from Bettiah?25 km by road - What is the population of Barwa Kalan?3,068 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barwa Kalan in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barwa Kalan?72.6% (Census 2011)