# Majirwa Village, Bankatwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bankatwa, Purba Champaran 

# Majirwa

Majirwa is a village in Bankatwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,676 people in 544 households**, the 11th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.6%.

- 2,676people (2011)
- 544households
- 51.7%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Majirwa PIN code and other codes

Majirwa falls in Bankatwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGola Pakariya
- Community development blockBankatwa
- Census village code217773

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

## How far is Majirwa from nearby towns?

- Bankatwa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhaka (nearest town)26 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 Majirwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Majirwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Majirwa

Of every 100 households in Majirwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Majirwa · ■ Bankatwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****57%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

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 Majirwa?

■ Majirwa · ■ Bankatwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**50.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**937

Working population ****33.1%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 40.6% for women. 46% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 586 (66%)

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 Bankatwa

- Bankatwa4,963 people
- Pakariya4,768 people
- Jitpur3,315 people
- Barhawa2,843 people
- Jagirha Kamraula2,559 people
- Jolahgawan2,473 people
- KudarKat2,178 people
- Dhanukhi2,152 people

[All 23 villages in Bankatwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/bankatwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Majirwa from Motihari?20 km by road
- What is the population of Majirwa?2,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majirwa in?Purba Champaran district (Bankatwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majirwa?51.7% (Census 2011)