# Thawaia Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran 

# Thawaia

Thawaia is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **856 people in 174 households**, the 65th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 856people (2011)
- 174households
- 53.9%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Thawaia PIN code and other codes

Thawaia falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBakhriya
- Community development blockMajhaulia
- Census village code217336

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

## How far is Thawaia from nearby towns?

- Majhaulia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)22 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)22 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 Thawaia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Thawaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ojhauliya
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Thawaia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Thawaia

Of every 100 households in Thawaia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thawaia · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**51%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****54%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

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 Thawaia?

■ Thawaia · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**957

Working population ****46.7%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 36.5% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 50 (12%) · **■** Other work 41 (10%) · **■** Marginal 309 (77%)

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 Majhaulia

- Dhankutwa980 people
- Dudha918 people
- Rampurwa880 people
- Dudha Chaturi871 people
- Mathia Birit Bandobasti795 people
- Baghambarpur740 people
- Karamtola703 people
- Bairagi Dih479 people

[All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Thawaia from Bettiah?22 km by road
- What is the population of Thawaia?856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thawaia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Thawaia?53.9% (Census 2011)