Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran # Barwa Barwa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,110 people in 342 households, the 60th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 2,110 people (2011) - 342 households - 56.7% literacy - 862 females per 1,000 males ## Barwa PIN code and other codes Barwa falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Rakhahi - Community development block Narkatiaganj - Census village code 216634 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barwa from nearby towns? - Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ) 51 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Barwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps 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. About 66% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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, 3 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 3% 5% - Toilet within the home 12% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 86% - Tap water 1% 1% - Drinking water within premises 75% 49% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 98% - Use banking services 55% 36% - Television 11% 7% - Mobile phone 78% 51% - Computer with internet 3% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 2% 24% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barwa? ■ Barwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 53.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 862 917 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 866 957 - Working population 39.9% 36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.9% for men and 50.7% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 97 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 146 (17%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 45 (5%) · ■ Marginal 547 (65%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Narkatiaganj - Odarwa 2,235 people - Banwaria 2,230 people - Rampur 2,191 people - Bhagauna 2,118 people - Barnihar 2,085 people - Bhataura 2,059 people - Jamunia 2,042 people - Mujauna 1,993 people All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj ## Quick answers - How far is Barwa from Bettiah? 51 km by road - What is the population of Barwa? 2,110 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barwa in? Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barwa? 56.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/barwa-216634/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.