# Mankerwa Village, Phenhara, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Phenhara, Purba Champaran 

# Mankerwa

Mankerwa is a village in Phenhara sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,534 people in 682 households**, the 12th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 3,534people (2011)
- 682households
- 36.7%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Mankerwa PIN code and other codes

Mankerwa falls in Phenhara sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMankerwa
- Community development blockPhenhara
- Census village code218549

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

## How far is Mankerwa from nearby towns?

- Phenhara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sheohar (nearest town)25 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 Mankerwa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mankerwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pa Tahi Jadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Mankerwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Mankerwa

Of every 100 households in Mankerwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mankerwa · ■ Phenhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**39%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mankerwa?

■ Mankerwa · ■ Phenhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.7%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**926

Working population ****32.5%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.9% for men and 27.0% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (27%) · **■** Other work 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 716 (62%)

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 Phenhara

- Khan Pipra3,948 people
- Parasrampur3,945 people
- Gaibandhi3,863 people
- Chakarpeta3,553 people
- Bishunpur Basant3,383 people
- Madhurapur3,378 people
- Dewkuliya2,456 people
- Bishunpur Mohan urf Marpa2,335 people

[All 26 villages in Phenhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/phenhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mankerwa from Motihari?42 km by road
- What is the population of Mankerwa?3,534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mankerwa in?Purba Champaran district (Phenhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mankerwa?36.7% (Census 2011)