# Barh Kurwa Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar)

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Barh Kurwa

Barh Kurwa is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848117**. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 126 households**, the 54th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 603people (2011)
- 126households
- 71.5%literacy
- 848117PIN code

## Barh Kurwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barh Kurwa is 848117.** Barh Kurwa falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848117
- Gram panchayatBhataura
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236379

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

## How far is Barh Kurwa from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)20 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 Barh Kurwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barh Kurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Barh Kurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 6 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Barh Kurwa

Of every 100 households in Barh Kurwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barh Kurwa · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

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 Barh Kurwa?

■ Barh Kurwa · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**903

Working population ****11.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 53.8% for women. 18% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (19%) · **■** Marginal 20 (30%)

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 Shivaji Nagar

- Basatpur Garibe674 people
- Maheshwara651 people
- Mahsar632 people
- Baraitha625 people
- Bor534 people
- Chitaura520 people
- Meghaulia474 people
- Sirsia407 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barh Kurwa?848117
- How far is Barh Kurwa from Samastipur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Barh Kurwa?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barh Kurwa in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barh Kurwa?71.5% (Census 2011)