# Kherhwa Village, Bhagwanpur Hat, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhagwanpur Hat, Siwan 

# Kherhwa

Kherhwa is a village in Bhagwanpur Hat sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,590 people in 564 households**, the 12th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 3,590people (2011)
- 564households
- 71.2%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Kherhwa PIN code and other codes

Kherhwa falls in Bhagwanpur Hat sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKherwa
- Community development blockBhagwanpur Hat
- Census village code231769

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

## How far is Kherhwa from nearby towns?

- Bhagwanpur Hat (sub-district HQ)10 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 Kherhwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basantpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hafizganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Kherhwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Kherhwa

Of every 100 households in Kherhwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kherhwa · ■ Bhagwanpur Hat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****64%**

**68%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kherhwa?

■ Kherhwa · ■ Bhagwanpur Hat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**930

Working population ****29.2%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 294 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 584 (56%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 119 (11%)

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 Bhagwanpur Hat

- Morakhas4,304 people
- Bithuna4,073 people
- Piprahia3,719 people
- Chorman3,606 people
- Sughri3,577 people
- Mahammadpur3,483 people
- Konrar3,366 people
- Bhikhampur3,352 people

[All 114 villages in Bhagwanpur Hat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/bhagwanpur-hat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherhwa from Siwan?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kherhwa?3,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherhwa in?Siwan district (Bhagwanpur Hat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kherhwa?71.2% (Census 2011)