Village · Madhubani, Pashchim Champaran
# Barwa

Barwa is a village in Madhubani sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845104. The 2011 Census counted 3,804 people in 642 households, the 9th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.
- 3,804 people (2011)
- 642 households
- 44.9% literacy
- 845104 PIN code

## Barwa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Barwa is 845104. Barwa falls in Madhubani sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.
- PIN code 845104
- Gram panchayat Barwa
- Community development block Madhubani
- Census village code 216990

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Barwa from nearby towns?
- Madhubani (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ) 120 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town) 78 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Barwa?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kataha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Motihari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barwa known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and sugar cane. About 68% of the 536 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Barwa

Of every 100 households in Barwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barwa · ■ Madhubani rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 3%
- Toilet within the home 3% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 96%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 27% 31%
- Television 2% 3%
- Mobile phone 65% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 8% 20%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barwa?

■ Barwa · ■ Madhubani rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 44.9% 44.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 975 950
- Working population 50.8% 41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 30.2% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 208 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 758 (39%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 15 (1%) · ■ Marginal 951 (49%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Madhubani
- Musahri 6,666 people
- Tama Kuha 5,206 people
- Ghaghwa 4,945 people
- Dhanaha 4,003 people
- Kataha 1,820 people
- Bajar Keraia 1,337 people
- Sohgi Barwa 992 people
- Nainaha 981 people

All 30 villages in Madhubani

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- Barwa · Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran · 4,810 people
- Barwa · Village, Bassi, Jaipur · 3,747 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Barwa? 845104
- How far is Barwa from Bettiah? 120 km by road
- What is the population of Barwa? 3,804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwa in? Pashchim Champaran district (Madhubani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barwa? 44.9% (Census 2011)

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