# Barkurwa Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran 

# Barkurwa

Barkurwa is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,167 people in 387 households**, the 26th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 2,167people (2011)
- 387households
- 67.6%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Barkurwa PIN code and other codes

Barkurwa falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonwal
- Community development blockPaharpur
- Census village code218105

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Barkurwa from nearby towns?

- Paharpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)44 km by road
- Areraj (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 Barkurwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barkurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Betiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Betiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Barkurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Barkurwa

Of every 100 households in Barkurwa in 2011, 17 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barkurwa · ■ Paharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**44%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**13%

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 Barkurwa?

■ Barkurwa · ■ Paharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**935

Working population ****24.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 58.6% for women. 39% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (17%) · **■** Other work 98 (19%) · **■** Marginal 300 (57%)

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 Paharpur

- Ibrahimpur2,586 people
- Batraulia2,574 people
- Lakhmipur2,529 people
- Ray Karariya2,350 people
- Khairwa1,913 people
- Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea1,861 people
- Raghunathpur1,807 people
- Dudhiawa1,707 people

[All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkurwa from Motihari?44 km by road
- What is the population of Barkurwa?2,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkurwa in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barkurwa?67.6% (Census 2011)