# Bewan Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Bewan

Bewan is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,806 people in 711 households**, the 5th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 4,806people (2011)
- 711households
- 58.0%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Bewan PIN code and other codes

Bewan falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatViman
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244084

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

## How far is Bewan from nearby towns?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)10 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)10 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 Bewan?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Bewan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ariari
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Bewan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 649 hectares of village land is sown, and 292 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 Bewan

Of every 100 households in Bewan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bewan · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****7%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**27%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

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 Bewan?

■ Bewan · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**954

Working population ****49.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 44.0% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 982 (41%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 103 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,244 (52%)

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 Ariari

- Kasar6,847 people
- Chaunr Dargah6,762 people
- Diha6,448 people
- Husenabad6,313 people
- Efni4,631 people
- Sanaia4,176 people
- Sasbahana Ghuskuri4,025 people
- Chorbar3,755 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bewan from Sheikhpura?10 km by road
- What is the population of Bewan?4,806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bewan in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bewan?58.0% (Census 2011)