# Boriawan Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/boriawan/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Boriawan Boriawan is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,111 people in 226 households**, the 34th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,111people (2011) - 226households - 55.8%literacy - 855females per 1,000 males ## Boriawan PIN code and other codes Boriawan falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBamaia Harlal - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237006 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Boriawan from nearby towns? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)36 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)6 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 Boriawan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Boriawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalsingh Saray - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsingh Saray - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Boriawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Boriawan Of every 100 households in Boriawan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Boriawan · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **6% Toilet within the home ****10%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****28%** **36% Television ****0%** **8% Mobile phone ****44%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **26% 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 Boriawan? ■ Boriawan · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **943 Working population ****32.6%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 47.7% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 134 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (10%) · **■** Marginal 30 (8%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Khoksa1,856 people - Bhatgawan1,689 people - Biswaspur1,526 people - Bhairopatti1,119 people - Chak Murtaza1,055 people - Mahnaia728 people - Chak Biswas633 people - Rampur Mahima471 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Boriawan from Samastipur?36 km by road - What is the population of Boriawan?1,111 (Census 2011) - Which district is Boriawan in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Boriawan?55.8% (Census 2011)