# Jatwa Village, Banjaria, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/jatwa/ Village · Banjaria, Purba Champaran # Jatwa Jatwa is a village in Banjaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,085 people in 960 households**, the 7th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%. - 5,085people (2011) - 960households - 53.0%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Jatwa PIN code and other codes Jatwa falls in Banjaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJanerwa - Community development blockBanjaria - Census village code217678 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jatwa from nearby towns? - Banjaria (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)10 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 Jatwa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Jatwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 561 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Jatwa Of every 100 households in Jatwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jatwa · ■ Banjaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **6% Toilet within the home ****16%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****13%** **33% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****57%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **21% 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 Jatwa? ■ Jatwa · ■ Banjaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%** **54.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **958 Working population ****34.3%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 43.1% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 205 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,188 (68%) 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 Banjaria - Phulwar15,947 people - Chailaha15,274 people - Janerwa8,737 people - Ajgari6,800 people - Tarkulwa4,501 people - Chitaha3,726 people - Rohinia3,302 people - Singia Hiban3,261 people [All 31 villages in Banjaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jatwa from Motihari?10 km by road - What is the population of Jatwa?5,085 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jatwa in?Purba Champaran district (Banjaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jatwa?53.0% (Census 2011)