# Pakuhawa Village, Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran 

# Pakuhawa

Pakuhawa is a village in Mainatanr sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,031 people in 642 households**, the 22nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 3,031people (2011)
- 642households
- 42.2%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Pakuhawa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMadhuri
- Community development blockMainatanr
- Census village code216559

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

## How far is Pakuhawa from nearby towns?

- Mainatanr (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)46 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)26 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 Pakuhawa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pakuhawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Betia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Pakuhawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. Products made here include earthen pot, furniture and iron impements. About 87% of the 323 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 Pakuhawa

Of every 100 households in Pakuhawa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakuhawa · ■ Mainatanr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**42%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**28%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**23%

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 Pakuhawa?

■ Pakuhawa · ■ Mainatanr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.2%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**976

Working population ****44.4%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 24.9% for women. 50% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (4%) · **■** Marginal 859 (64%)

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

- Ghorpakri3,414 people
- Rampurwa3,331 people
- Parsa3,328 people
- Madhuri3,326 people
- Lachhmipur2,954 people
- Dhumatanr2,829 people
- Lipni2,713 people
- Damrapur2,380 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakuhawa from Bettiah?46 km by road
- What is the population of Pakuhawa?3,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakuhawa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Mainatanr sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakuhawa?42.2% (Census 2011)