# Bhatwar Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Bhatwar

Bhatwar is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,070 people in 439 households**, the 36th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 2,070people (2011)
- 439households
- 50.8%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Bhatwar PIN code and other codes

Bhatwar falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhapra
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223842

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

## How far is Bhatwar from nearby towns?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)80 km by road
- Kishanganj (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 Bhatwar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Piyaji
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Bhatwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Bhatwar

Of every 100 households in Bhatwar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhatwar · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**20%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****7%**

**14%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhatwar?

■ Bhatwar · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**950

Working population ****27.1%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 43.3% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (71%) · **■** Other work 59 (11%) · **■** Marginal 33 (6%)

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 Baisa

- Palasbari2,197 people
- Khagjana2,169 people
- Mahsail2,139 people
- Bhusabari2,121 people
- Jagadal1,982 people
- Bijuar1,948 people
- Baisa1,928 people
- Palankaf1,909 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhatwar from Purnia?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatwar?2,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatwar in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatwar?50.8% (Census 2011)