# Ghiwahi Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/ghiwahi/ Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur # Ghiwahi Ghiwahi is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848209**. The 2011 Census counted **6,332 people in 1,245 households**, the 9th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%. - 6,332people (2011) - 1,245households - 50.1%literacy - 848209PIN code ## Ghiwahi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghiwahi is 848209.** Ghiwahi falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848209 - Gram panchayatGhiwahi - Community development blockShivaji Nagar - Census village code236419 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghiwahi from nearby towns? - Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)32 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 Ghiwahi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghiwahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn 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 · Shivaji Nagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shivajinagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Ghiwahi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Ghiwahi Of every 100 households in Ghiwahi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghiwahi · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **90% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **96% Use banking services ****24%** **38% Television ****1%** **4% Mobile phone ****62%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ghiwahi? ■ Ghiwahi · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%** **58.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **903 Working population ****40.7%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.8% for men and 36.0% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 127 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,080 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 85 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,276 (50%) 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 - Dasaut8,610 people - Jakhar6,852 people - Kaji Dumra6,849 people - Dharampur6,477 people - Rajaur Rambhadarpur6,047 people - Rahthauli5,838 people - Kankar3,890 people - Parwana3,820 people [All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghiwahi?848209 - How far is Ghiwahi from Samastipur?32 km by road - What is the population of Ghiwahi?6,332 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghiwahi in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghiwahi?50.1% (Census 2011)