# Barwa Khurd Village, Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/barwa-khurd/ Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Barwa Khurd Barwa Khurd is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,154 people in 711 households**, the 21st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 4,154people (2011) - 711households - 53.0%literacy - 872females per 1,000 males ## Barwa Khurd PIN code and other codes Barwa Khurd falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatShripur - Community development blockGhorasahan - Census village code217778 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barwa Khurd from nearby towns? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)20 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 Khurd? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Barwa Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 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 - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Khurd known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Barwa Khurd in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Barwa Khurd · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **4% Toilet within the home ****8%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****35%** **34% Television ****7%** **9% Mobile phone ****55%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **16% Own their home ****97%** **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 Khurd? ■ Barwa Khurd · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **944 Working population ****54.6%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.3% for men and 38.9% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 484 (21%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,567 (69%) 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 - Barwa Kalan4,967 people - Rajwara4,542 people - Mohuahi Marshudabad4,483 people - Basantpur4,158 people - Bakuliya3,501 people - Champapur Sapaha3,344 people - Singhrahiya2,861 people - Ghughua2,381 people [All 28 villages in Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barwa Khurd from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Barwa Khurd?4,154 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barwa Khurd in?Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barwa Khurd?53.0% (Census 2011)