# Satwaria Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/satwaria/ Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran # Satwaria Satwaria is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,015 people in 1,220 households**, the 3rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 7,015people (2011) - 1,220households - 57.9%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Satwaria PIN code and other codes Satwaria falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSihpur Satwariya - Community development blockLauriya - Census village code216821 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Satwaria from nearby towns? - Lauriya (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)21 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)3 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 Satwaria? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Satwaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●State highwayIn village - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter 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 Satwaria known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Satwaria Of every 100 households in Satwaria in 2011, 3 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Satwaria · ■ Lauriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **7% Toilet within the home ****19%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **95% Use banking services ****29%** **38% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****47%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **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 Satwaria? ■ Satwaria · ■ Lauriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **966 Working population ****32.3%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 46.5% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (16%) · **■** Household industry 67 (3%) · **■** Other work 189 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,492 (66%) 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 - Lauria10,961 people - Telpur8,456 people - Baswaria6,637 people - Dhobini6,002 people - Mathia5,979 people - Sathi5,694 people [All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Satwaria from Bettiah?21 km by road - What is the population of Satwaria?7,015 (Census 2011) - Which district is Satwaria in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Satwaria?57.9% (Census 2011)