# Kadamwa Village, Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/kadamwa/ Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Kadamwa Kadamwa is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,453 people in 1,561 households**, the 8th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 8,453people (2011) - 1,561households - 52.9%literacy - 912females per 1,000 males ## Kadamwa PIN code and other codes Kadamwa falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKadamwa - Community development blockGhorasahan - Census village code217790 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kadamwa from nearby towns? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)35 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)15 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 Kadamwa? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kadamwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●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 school5–10 km · Ghorasahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Kadamwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 367 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 Kadamwa Of every 100 households in Kadamwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kadamwa · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****10%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****25%** **34% Television ****4%** **9% Mobile phone ****39%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Kadamwa? ■ Kadamwa · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061** **944 Working population ****36.9%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.4% for men and 39.8% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 404 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,039 (33%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 285 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,367 (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 Ghorasahan - Jharokhar9,816 people - Bagahi Bhelwa9,308 people - Purnahia9,214 people - Siripur urf Bhagwanpur8,458 people - Khurahia8,190 people - Bijai7,740 people - Bhagwanpur Kotwa7,016 people - Samanpur6,452 people [All 28 villages in Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kadamwa from Motihari?35 km by road - What is the population of Kadamwa?8,453 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kadamwa in?Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kadamwa?52.9% (Census 2011)