# Ahir Ganwa Village, Harsidhi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/ahir-ganwa/ Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran # Ahir Ganwa Ahir Ganwa is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845437**. The 2011 Census counted **1,428 people in 296 households**, the 52nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 1,428people (2011) - 296households - 60.6%literacy - 845437PIN code ## Ahir Ganwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ahir Ganwa is 845437.** Ahir Ganwa falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845437 - Gram panchayatHarpur Ray - Community development blockHarsidhi - Census village code218069 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ahir Ganwa from nearby towns? - Harsidhi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)30 km by road - Motihari (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 Ahir Ganwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Ahir Ganwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhankharaiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Ahir Ganwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Ahir Ganwa Of every 100 households in Ahir Ganwa in 2011, 40 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ahir Ganwa · ■ Harsidhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **6% Toilet within the home ****48%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****40%** **36% Television ****3%** **7% Mobile phone ****85%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **17% Own their home ****89%** **99% 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 Ahir Ganwa? ■ Ahir Ganwa · ■ Harsidhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743** **922 Working population ****41.6%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 56.6% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (24%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 328 (55%) 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 Harsidhi - Jagdishpur1,789 people - Banra Harpur1,735 people - Arazi Inglish1,584 people - Arazi Nankar1,535 people - Jogiya1,416 people - KiritpurTola Mathia Bandopasti1,327 people - Misir Tola1,137 people - Madhopur1,092 people [All 61 villages in Harsidhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ahir Ganwa?845437 - How far is Ahir Ganwa from Motihari?30 km by road - What is the population of Ahir Ganwa?1,428 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ahir Ganwa in?Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ahir Ganwa?60.6% (Census 2011)