Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran # Barharwa Siwan Barharwa Siwan is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 5,343 people in 1,233 households, the 15th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%. - 5,343 people (2011) - 1,233 households - 62.5% literacy - 841 females per 1,000 males ## Barharwa Siwan PIN code and other codes Barharwa Siwan falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Barharwa Siwan - Community development block Dhaka - Census village code 217845 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barharwa Siwan from nearby towns? - Dhaka (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 30 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barharwa Siwan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Barharwa Siwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Areraj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barharwa Siwan known for? The main crops are paddy. About 94% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barharwa Siwan Of every 100 households in Barharwa Siwan in 2011, 14 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barharwa Siwan · ■ Dhaka rural average - Electricity for lighting 14% 9% - Toilet within the home 23% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 80% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 50% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 95% - Use banking services 51% 33% - Television 5% 7% - Mobile phone 46% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 34% 21% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barharwa Siwan? ■ Barharwa Siwan · ■ Dhaka rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 55.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 841 906 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 810 930 - Working population 32.7% 31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.2% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 270 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 725 (41%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 86 (5%) · ■ Marginal 661 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhaka - Phulwariya 6,386 people - Jhitkkahi 5,718 people - Narkatiya 5,613 people - Gawandari 5,426 people - Barharwa 5,294 people - Parri 5,290 people - Barwa 4,979 people - Karmawa 4,883 people All 61 villages in Dhaka ## Quick answers - How far is Barharwa Siwan from Motihari? 30 km by road - What is the population of Barharwa Siwan? 5,343 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barharwa Siwan in? Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barharwa Siwan? 62.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/barharwa-siwan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.