# Kawai Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur 

# Kawai

Kawai is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,372 people in 249 households**, the 25th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,372people (2011)
- 249households
- 55.2%literacy
- 815females per 1,000 males

## Kawai PIN code and other codes

Kawai falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShothgama
- Community development blockVidyapati Nagar
- Census village code236990

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

## How far is Kawai from nearby towns?

- Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)18 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 Kawai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kawai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Dalsinghsarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dalsinghsarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Kawai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Kawai

Of every 100 households in Kawai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kawai · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**75%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**39%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****14%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**29%

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 Kawai?

■ Kawai · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**924

Working population ****34.1%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 48.7% for women. 47% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (14%) · **■** Marginal 157 (34%)

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 Vidyapati Nagar

- Malkalipur1,574 people
- Alampur1,505 people
- Mirzapurgang1,481 people
- Damdama1,443 people
- Chetra1,218 people
- Subhanipur1,215 people
- Sarmastpur1,167 people
- Chak Umar1,107 people

[All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kawai from Samastipur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kawai?1,372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kawai in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kawai?55.2% (Census 2011)