Village · Andar, Siwan
# Kismat Barwa

Kismat Barwa is a village in Andar sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 515 people in 90 households, the 50th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.
- 515 people (2011)
- 90 households
- 96.5% literacy
- 1,020 females per 1,000 males

## Kismat Barwa PIN code and other codes

Kismat Barwa falls in Andar sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ashaw
- Community development block Andar
- Census village code 232405

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kismat Barwa from nearby towns?
- Andar (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kismat Barwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kismat Barwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Andar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Siwan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kismat Barwa known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 90% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kismat Barwa

Of every 100 households in Kismat Barwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kismat Barwa · ■ Andar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 31% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 83%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 99% 72%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 100% 78%
- Television 10% 7%
- Mobile phone 72% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 27% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 13%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kismat Barwa?

■ Kismat Barwa · ■ Andar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 96.5% 69.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1020 1020
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 919
- Working population 46.6% 25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 95.7% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 195 (81%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 30 (12%) · ■ Marginal 12 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Andar
- Chhajwa 640 people
- Amnaura 579 people
- Ghataila 566 people
- Pirari Khemraj 563 people
- Diara Ailashgarh Naubarar 495 people
- Fatehpur 443 people
- Kodaila 425 people
- Utarwar 395 people

All 67 villages in Andar

## Quick answers
- How far is Kismat Barwa from Siwan? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Kismat Barwa? 515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kismat Barwa in? Siwan district (Andar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kismat Barwa? 96.5% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/andar/kismat-barwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.