# Barwa Village, Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran 

# Barwa

Barwa is a village in Mainatanr sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,690 people in 677 households**, the 13th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 3,690people (2011)
- 677households
- 38.1%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Barwa PIN code and other codes

Barwa falls in Mainatanr sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarwa
- Community development blockMainatanr
- Census village code216509

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

## How far is Barwa from nearby towns?

- Mainatanr (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)52 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)23 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane and bamboo**. Products made here include gur and basket. About 66% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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

Of every 100 households in Barwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barwa · ■ Mainatanr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barwa?

■ Barwa · ■ Mainatanr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.1%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**976

Working population ****39.7%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.3% for men and 27.3% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 707 (48%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (7%) · **■** Marginal 549 (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 Mainatanr

- Behri3,794 people
- Tola Chhaparia3,780 people
- Rampur3,742 people
- Khamhia3,707 people
- Basantpur3,662 people
- Bherihari3,506 people
- Jhanjhri3,502 people
- Mahuawa3,491 people

[All 97 villages in Mainatanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/mainatanr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barwa from Bettiah?52 km by road
- What is the population of Barwa?3,690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Mainatanr sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barwa?38.1% (Census 2011)