# Darwa Village, Patori, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patori, Samastipur 

# Darwa

Darwa is a village in Patori sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,168 people in 1,744 households**, the 3rd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 10,168people (2011)
- 1,744households
- 44.1%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Darwa PIN code and other codes

Darwa falls in Patori sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDarwa
- Community development blockPatori
- Census village code236826

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

## How far is Darwa from nearby towns?

- Patori (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Samstipur (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 Darwa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Darwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patori
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Patori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Darwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 1,690 hectares of village land is sown, and 734 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 Darwa

Of every 100 households in Darwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darwa · ■ Patori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**41%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****48%**

**46%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

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 Darwa?

■ Darwa · ■ Patori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**893

Working population ****30.8%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 32.3% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,137 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,073 (34%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 149 (5%) · **■** Marginal 765 (24%)

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 Patori

- Dhamaun17,144 people
- Hasanpur11,969 people
- Shahpur Undi9,181 people
- Hetanpur8,683 people
- Hazrat Shiura8,554 people
- Inaetpur7,305 people

[All 55 villages in Patori](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/patori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darwa from Samastipur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Darwa?10,168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darwa in?Samastipur district (Patori sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Darwa?44.1% (Census 2011)