# Meghwar Village, Goriakothi, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/goriakothi/meghwar/ Village · Goriakothi, Siwan # Meghwar Meghwar is a village in Goriakothi sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841434**. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 218 households**, the 52nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%. - 1,488people (2011) - 218households - 64.0%literacy - 841434PIN code ## Meghwar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meghwar is 841434.** Meghwar falls in Goriakothi sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - PIN code841434 - Gram panchayatMajhavalia - Community development blockGoriakothi - Census village code231570 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meghwar from nearby towns? - Goriakothi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)28 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)28 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 Meghwar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Meghwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goriakothi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Goriakothi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 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 Meghwar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Meghwar Of every 100 households in Meghwar in 2011, 7 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Meghwar · ■ Goriakothi rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **2% Toilet within the home ****7%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****90%** **76% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****85%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **10% 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 Meghwar? ■ Meghwar · ■ Goriakothi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **67.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087** **945 Working population ****22.8%** **28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 54.6% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (56%) · **■** Household industry 38 (11%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 29 (9%) 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 Goriakothi - Jagdishpur1,594 people - Jangal belas1,567 people - Bahadurpur1,556 people - Laka tola1,536 people - Bhalui1,467 people - Gopalpur1,419 people - Sathwar1,406 people - Hariharpur Khurd1,377 people [All 81 villages in Goriakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/goriakothi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meghwar?841434 - How far is Meghwar from Siwan?28 km by road - What is the population of Meghwar?1,488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meghwar in?Siwan district (Goriakothi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Meghwar?64.0% (Census 2011)