# Manwa Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Manwa

Manwa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,616 people in 268 households**, the 87th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,616people (2011)
- 268households
- 50.0%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Manwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatManwa
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216585

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

## How far is Manwa from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)51 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)9 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 Manwa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Manwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Manwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Manwa

Of every 100 households in Manwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Manwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****43%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

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 Manwa?

■ Manwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**957

Working population ****26.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 34.1% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (68%) · **■** Other work 44 (10%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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

- Hainswa1,646 people
- Kundalpur1,640 people
- Dhaarahwa1,622 people
- Sofwa1,617 people
- Champapur1,587 people
- Baswaria1,586 people
- Mathia1,564 people
- Gobardhana1,486 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Manwa from Bettiah?51 km by road
- What is the population of Manwa?1,616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Manwa?50.0% (Census 2011)