# Tharghatwa Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/tharghatwa/ Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran # Tharghatwa Tharghatwa is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845401**. The 2011 Census counted **3,393 people in 629 households**, the 24th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 3,393people (2011) - 629households - 37.0%literacy - 845401PIN code ## Tharghatwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tharghatwa is 845401.** Tharghatwa falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845401 - Gram panchayatTikuliya - Community development blockMotihari - Census village code217942 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tharghatwa from nearby towns? - Motihari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)10 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 Tharghatwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Tharghatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Tharghatwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Tharghatwa Of every 100 households in Tharghatwa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tharghatwa · ■ Motihari rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **6% Toilet within the home ****4%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****70%** **36% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****72%** **51% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **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 Tharghatwa? ■ Tharghatwa · ■ Motihari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.0%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **910 Working population ****25.6%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.5% for men and 26.3% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 131 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (57%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 162 (19%) · **■** Marginal 67 (8%) 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 Motihari - Chhatauni Ram singh4,116 people - Naurangia4,075 people - Bankat3,777 people - Haraj Tola Lachhmipur3,492 people - Jhitkahiya3,134 people - Pataurra Tola Mathia3,021 people - Basantpur2,851 people - Suraha2,816 people [All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tharghatwa?845401 - How far is Tharghatwa from Motihari?10 km by road - What is the population of Tharghatwa?3,393 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tharghatwa in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Tharghatwa?37.0% (Census 2011)