# Barwa Village, Sangrampur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/sangrampur/barwa/ Village · Sangrampur, Purba Champaran # Barwa Barwa is a village in Sangrampur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,100 people in 861 households**, the 9th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 5,100people (2011) - 861households - 51.9%literacy - 1,107females per 1,000 males ## Barwa PIN code and other codes Barwa falls in Sangrampur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarwa - Community development blockSangrampur - Census village code218191 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barwa from nearby towns? - Sangrampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)35 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)35 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 Barwa? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Barwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Areraj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Areraj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Barwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 338 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 Barwa Of every 100 households in Barwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barwa · ■ Sangrampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **6% Toilet within the home ****22%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **78% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****44%** **49% Television ****9%** **10% Mobile phone ****70%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****15%** **13% 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 Barwa? ■ Barwa · ■ Sangrampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%** **59.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059** **967 Working population ****30.2%** **31.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.6% for men and 43.2% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 326 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 502 (33%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 103 (7%) · **■** Marginal 601 (39%) 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 Sangrampur - Bariariya Tola Rajpur8,084 people - Bhatauliya7,704 people - Jalaha6,094 people - Pakri5,706 people - Saraiya Baduraha4,565 people - Dumariya4,262 people - Pachbhirwa3,911 people - Shampur2,827 people [All 25 villages in Sangrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/sangrampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barwa from Motihari?35 km by road - What is the population of Barwa?5,100 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barwa in?Purba Champaran district (Sangrampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barwa?51.9% (Census 2011)