# Ghewra Village, Kochas, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kochas, Rohtas 

# Ghewra

Ghewra is a village in Kochas sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,180 people in 160 households**, the 48th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 1,180people (2011)
- 160households
- 83.9%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Ghewra PIN code and other codes

Ghewra falls in Kochas sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKanjar
- Community development blockKochas
- Census village code250740

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

## How far is Ghewra from nearby towns?

- Kochas (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)40 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 Ghewra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Reniya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khaira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Ghewra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Ghewra

Of every 100 households in Ghewra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghewra · ■ Kochas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**91%

Use banking services ****61%**

**51%

Television ****26%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ghewra?

■ Ghewra · ■ Kochas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**922

Working population ****29.2%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 76.9% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 78 (23%) · **■** Other work 32 (9%) · **■** Marginal 235 (68%)

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 Kochas

- Ekaunia1,252 people
- Saroser1,246 people
- Navalia1,224 people
- Rupi1,211 people
- Bharsara1,160 people
- Sarangpur1,145 people
- Bahoranpur1,144 people
- Maudehra1,143 people

[All 191 villages in Kochas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kochas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghewra from Sasaram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Ghewra?1,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghewra in?Rohtas district (Kochas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghewra?83.9% (Census 2011)