# Dewari Village, Kahara, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kahara, Saharsa 

# Dewari

Dewari is a village in Kahara sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,551 people in 493 households**, the 20th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 2,551people (2011)
- 493households
- 42.1%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Dewari PIN code and other codes

Dewari falls in Kahara sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDiwari
- Community development blockKahara
- Census village code226440

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

## How far is Dewari from nearby towns?

- Kahara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)8 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)8 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 Dewari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Dewari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Dewari

Of every 100 households in Dewari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dewari · ■ Kahara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**56%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****9%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dewari?

■ Dewari · ■ Kahara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.1%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**938

Working population ****39.7%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.0% for men and 31.9% for women. 45% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 129 (13%) · **■** Marginal 565 (56%)

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 Kahara

- Dhagjari3,016 people
- Amarpur2,973 people
- Mohanpur2,850 people
- Rohua2,722 people
- Garahiapatti2,472 people
- Kharagpur2,430 people
- Bhuswarh Dih2,228 people
- Dholi2,212 people

[All 43 villages in Kahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewari from Saharsa?8 km by road
- What is the population of Dewari?2,551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewari in?Saharsa district (Kahara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dewari?42.1% (Census 2011)