# Barwa Kalan Village, Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/barwa-kalan/ Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Barwa Kalan Barwa Kalan is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845303**. The 2011 Census counted **4,967 people in 831 households**, the 17th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 4,967people (2011) - 831households - 56.3%literacy - 845303PIN code ## Barwa Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barwa Kalan is 845303.** Barwa Kalan falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845303 - Gram panchayatBarwa Kalan - Community development blockGhorasahan - Census village code217793 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barwa Kalan from nearby towns? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)47 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)27 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 Barwa Kalan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Barwa Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhaka - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghorasahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Barwa Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown, and 386 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 Barwa Kalan Of every 100 households in Barwa Kalan in 2011, 5 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barwa Kalan · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **4% Toilet within the home ****12%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****32%** **34% Television ****7%** **9% Mobile phone ****65%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **16% 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 Barwa Kalan? ■ Barwa Kalan · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **944 Working population ****30.5%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 45.2% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 877 (58%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 184 (12%) · **■** Marginal 355 (23%) 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 Ghorasahan - Nonaura6,251 people - Gurmia6,112 people - Amwa5,670 people - Bishunpur5,025 people - Rajwara4,542 people - Mohuahi Marshudabad4,483 people - Basantpur4,158 people - Barwa Khurd4,154 people [All 28 villages in Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barwa Kalan?845303 - How far is Barwa Kalan from Motihari?47 km by road - What is the population of Barwa Kalan?4,967 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barwa Kalan in?Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barwa Kalan?56.3% (Census 2011)