# Poawan Village, Masaurhi, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Masaurhi, Patna 

# Poawan

Poawan is a village in Masaurhi sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,511 people in 295 households**, the 46th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 1,511people (2011)
- 295households
- 65.3%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Poawan PIN code and other codes

Poawan falls in Masaurhi sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhranat
- Community development blockMasaurhi
- Census village code245844

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

## How far is Poawan from nearby towns?

- Masaurhi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)38 km by road
- Masauri (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 Poawan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Poawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masauri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Masaurhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Poawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Poawan

Of every 100 households in Poawan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poawan · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**57%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**40%

Television ****26%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Poawan?

■ Poawan · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**921

Working population ****47.6%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 55.0% for women. 58% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (49%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (12%) · **■** Marginal 185 (26%)

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 Masaurhi

- Pipra1,716 people
- Bairam Chak1,537 people
- Hasanpura1,524 people
- Koriawan1,522 people
- Khania1,509 people
- Garihara1,500 people
- Danara1,473 people
- Baliari1,471 people

[All 102 villages in Masaurhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/masaurhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Poawan from Patna?38 km by road
- What is the population of Poawan?1,511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poawan in?Patna district (Masaurhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Poawan?65.3% (Census 2011)