# Barwa Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Barwa

Barwa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,943 people in 345 households**, the 69th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,943people (2011)
- 345households
- 52.7%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Barwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDhumnagar
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216656

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?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)40 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)1 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?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

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 **paddy**. About 92% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 8 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****33%**

**36%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**24%

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 · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**957

Working population ****38.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 38.0% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (15%) · **■** Marginal 608 (82%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Durgaulia1,983 people
- Maga Rahi1,983 people
- Siswa1,976 people
- Parsi1,954 people
- Majharia1,942 people
- Jaimangalpur1,927 people
- Maldi1,926 people
- Siarahi1,880 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barwa from Bettiah?40 km by road
- What is the population of Barwa?1,943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barwa?52.7% (Census 2011)