# Palanwan Village, Raxaul, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/palanwan/ Village · Raxaul, Purba Champaran # Palanwan Palanwan is a village in Raxaul sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845305**. The 2011 Census counted **13,390 people in 2,525 households**, the 1st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 13,390people (2011) - 2,525households - 55.9%literacy - 845305PIN code ## Palanwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palanwan is 845305.** Palanwan falls in Raxaul sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845305 - Gram panchayatPalanwanjagdhar - Community development blockRaxaul - Census village code217502 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palanwan from nearby towns? - Raxaul (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)65 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)21 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 Palanwan? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Palanwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raxaul - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Palanwan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 1,666 hectares of village land is sown, and 820 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 Palanwan Of every 100 households in Palanwan in 2011, 8 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Palanwan · ■ Raxaul rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **15% Toilet within the home ****13%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****29%** **30% Television ****10%** **12% Mobile phone ****44%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Palanwan? ■ Palanwan · ■ Raxaul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **49.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **924 Working population ****35.5%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 42.4% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 432 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,146 (45%) · **■** Household industry 42 (1%) · **■** Other work 217 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,912 (40%) 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 Raxaul - HardiYa11,458 people - Bhelahi10,471 people - Kaurihar9,703 people - Parsauna Tapsi9,455 people [All 43 villages in Raxaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palanwan?845305 - How far is Palanwan from Motihari?65 km by road - What is the population of Palanwan?13,390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palanwan in?Purba Champaran district (Raxaul sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Palanwan?55.9% (Census 2011)