# Bawan Village, Taraiya, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Taraiya, Saran 

# Bawan

Bawan is a village in Taraiya sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **56 people in 11 households**, the 71st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 56people (2011)
- 11households
- 72.9%literacy
- 806females per 1,000 males

## Bawan PIN code and other codes

Bawan falls in Taraiya sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachbinda
- Community development blockTaraiya
- Census village code233003

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

## How far is Bawan from nearby towns?

- Taraiya (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)41 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)12 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 Bawan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Deuria
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Debriya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Taraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Bawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 17 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Bawan

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

■ Bawan · ■ Taraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**57%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**56%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**16%

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 Bawan?

■ Bawan · ■ Taraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**926

Working population ****21.4%**

**27.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 47.8% for women. 39% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 12 (100%)

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 Taraiya

- Kishunpura359 people
- Shampur318 people
- Korar243 people
- Gain Harakhpur128 people
- Sitalpur46 people

[All 86 villages in Taraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bawan from Chhapra?41 km by road
- What is the population of Bawan?56 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bawan in?Saran district (Taraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bawan?72.9% (Census 2011)