# Jharatwa Village, Ramnagar, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Ramnagar, Pashchim Champaran 

# Jharatwa

Jharatwa is a village in Ramnagar sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **590 people in 113 households**, the 98th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 590people (2011)
- 113households
- 65.8%literacy
- 799females per 1,000 males

## Jharatwa PIN code and other codes

Jharatwa falls in Ramnagar sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParsauni
- Community development blockRamnagar
- Census village code216245

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

## How far is Jharatwa from nearby towns?

- Ramnagar (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)70 km by road
- Ramnagar (nearest town)15 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 Jharatwa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Jharatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Jharatwa known for?

About 77% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jharatwa

Of every 100 households in Jharatwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jharatwa · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**54%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****46%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jharatwa?

■ Jharatwa · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****799**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**981

Working population ****34.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 47.7% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (73%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Ramnagar

- Churiharwa665 people
- Semra650 people
- Arazi Pipra640 people
- Imrit Katharwa605 people
- Phagunahta583 people
- Belatandi573 people
- Khairia569 people
- Dhayar559 people

[All 152 villages in Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/ramnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jharatwa from Bettiah?70 km by road
- What is the population of Jharatwa?590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharatwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Ramnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jharatwa?65.8% (Census 2011)