# Kalwara Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Kalwara

Kalwara is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,492 people in 311 households**, the 36th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,492people (2011)
- 311households
- 64.9%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Kalwara PIN code and other codes

Kalwara falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhiwahi
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236417

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

## How far is Kalwara from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)25 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 Kalwara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kalwara; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Binda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shivajinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Kalwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Kalwara

Of every 100 households in Kalwara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalwara · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**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 Kalwara?

■ Kalwara · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****702**

**903

Working population ****28.8%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 50.6% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 164 (38%)

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

- Kharsam1,835 people
- Banda1,810 people
- Baghopur1,780 people
- Dewanpur1,649 people
- Akhtwara1,462 people
- Pokharbhinda1,442 people
- Pura1,323 people
- Khanpur1,316 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalwara from Samastipur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kalwara?1,492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalwara in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kalwara?64.9% (Census 2011)