# Pakwalya Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Pakwalya

Pakwalya is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,526 people in 292 households**, the 80th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,526people (2011)
- 292households
- 64.8%literacy
- 1,165females per 1,000 males

## Pakwalya PIN code and other codes

Pakwalya falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHathigai
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231458

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

## How far is Pakwalya from nearby towns?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)12 km by road
- Siwan (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 Pakwalya?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pakwalya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Pakwalya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Pakwalya

Of every 100 households in Pakwalya in 2011, 7 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakwalya · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**7%

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

**23%

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

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**67%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**12%

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 Pakwalya?

■ Pakwalya · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**963

Working population ****20.5%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 52.9% for women. 31% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 198 (63%)

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 Barharia

- Khori Pakar Nilami1,589 people
- Paranpur1,586 people
- Kuahi1,581 people
- Chak Pararauna1,573 people
- Kanahar1,520 people
- Pakri Sultan1,495 people
- Patti Bhalua1,432 people
- Nasopur Saraia1,414 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakwalya from Siwan?12 km by road
- What is the population of Pakwalya?1,526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakwalya in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakwalya?64.8% (Census 2011)