# Parewa Village, Chiraia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chiraia, Purba Champaran 

# Parewa

Parewa is a village in Chiraia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,095 people in 1,088 households**, the 17th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 5,095people (2011)
- 1,088households
- 43.8%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Parewa PIN code and other codes

Parewa falls in Chiraia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParewa
- Community development blockChiraia
- Census village code217898

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

## How far is Parewa from nearby towns?

- Chiraia (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)21 km by road
- Dhaka (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 Parewa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Parewa; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shikarganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Parewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Parewa

Of every 100 households in Parewa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parewa · ■ Chiraia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**45%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****41%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Parewa?

■ Parewa · ■ Chiraia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**50.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**915

Working population ****29.0%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 30.9% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (8%) · **■** Marginal 643 (44%)

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 Chiraia

- Madhubani6,269 people
- Misrauliya5,741 people
- Sharaun Garh5,680 people
- Khorha5,207 people
- Baijnathpur4,654 people
- Katkuian4,617 people
- Sital Patti4,536 people
- Harbolwa4,389 people

[All 41 villages in Chiraia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parewa from Motihari?21 km by road
- What is the population of Parewa?5,095 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parewa in?Purba Champaran district (Chiraia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parewa?43.8% (Census 2011)