# Ghaghwa Village, Madhubani, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Madhubani, Pashchim Champaran 

# Ghaghwa

Ghaghwa is a village in Madhubani sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845104**. The 2011 Census counted **4,945 people in 802 households**, the 7th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.

- 4,945people (2011)
- 802households
- 51.2%literacy
- 845104PIN code

## Ghaghwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghaghwa is 845104.** Ghaghwa falls in Madhubani sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845104
- Gram panchayatBarwa
- Community development blockMadhubani
- Census village code216991

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

## How far is Ghaghwa from nearby towns?

- Madhubani (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)140 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)75 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 Ghaghwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Ghaghwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 713 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Ghaghwa

Of every 100 households in Ghaghwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghaghwa · ■ Madhubani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**96%

Tap water ****13%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**31%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

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 Ghaghwa?

■ Ghaghwa · ■ Madhubani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**44.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**950

Working population ****48.2%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 41.7% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 306 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 874 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 100 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,102 (46%)

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 Madhubani

- Daunaha11,019 people
- Madhubani9,922 people
- Musahri6,666 people
- Tama Kuha5,206 people
- Dhanaha4,003 people
- Barwa3,804 people
- Kataha1,820 people
- Bajar Keraia1,337 people

[All 30 villages in Madhubani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/madhubani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaghwa?845104
- How far is Ghaghwa from Bettiah?140 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghwa?4,945 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Madhubani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghwa?51.2% (Census 2011)