Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran # Jharwa Jharwa is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845417. The 2011 Census counted 2,330 people in 478 households, the 36th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 2,330 people (2011) - 478 households - 71.4% literacy - 845417 PIN code ## Jharwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jharwa is 845417. Jharwa falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code 845417 - Gram panchayat Bhada - Community development block Harsidhi - Census village code 218074 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jharwa from nearby towns? - Harsidhi (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 22 km by road - Areraj (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jharwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Jharwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Are Raj - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Are Raj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jharwa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 56% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jharwa Of every 100 households in Jharwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jharwa · ■ Harsidhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 6% - Toilet within the home 18% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 86% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 61% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97% - Use banking services 17% 36% - Television 3% 7% - Mobile phone 39% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 29% 17% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jharwa? ■ Jharwa · ■ Harsidhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.4% 58.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 897 904 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1008 922 - Working population 23.9% 33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 58.3% for women. 44% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 35 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 136 (24%) · ■ Other work 38 (7%) · ■ Marginal 348 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Harsidhi - Gay Ghat 2,547 people - Kiritpur 2,541 people - Khori Pakar 2,445 people - Ram Nagar 2,379 people - Damo Birti 2,213 people - Gaddupur 2,179 people - Dhankharaiya 2,147 people - Sareya 2,041 people All 61 villages in Harsidhi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jharwa? 845417 - How far is Jharwa from Motihari? 22 km by road - What is the population of Jharwa? 2,330 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jharwa in? Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jharwa? 71.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/jharwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.