# Biswar Village, Guthani, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Guthani, Siwan 

# Biswar

Biswar is a village in Guthani sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,968 people in 313 households**, the 15th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,968people (2011)
- 313households
- 63.4%literacy
- 1,114females per 1,000 males

## Biswar PIN code and other codes

Biswar falls in Guthani sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBiswar
- Community development blockGuthani
- Census village code232190

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

## How far is Biswar from nearby towns?

- Guthani (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)45 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town)6 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 Biswar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Biswar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhairawa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhairawa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chapra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Biswar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 92% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Biswar

Of every 100 households in Biswar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Biswar · ■ Guthani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**93%

Use banking services ****87%**

**72%

Television ****25%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

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 Biswar?

■ Biswar · ■ Guthani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**940

Working population ****19.9%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 52.4% for women. 32% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 222 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (19%) · **■** Marginal 53 (14%)

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 Guthani

- Tanrwa Khurd2,141 people
- Bihari Buzurg2,080 people
- Mairitanr2,012 people
- Jataur1,983 people
- Kharaunti1,927 people
- Samatanr1,888 people
- Barpalia1,844 people
- Bhalua1,814 people

[All 105 villages in Guthani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/guthani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Biswar from Siwan?45 km by road
- What is the population of Biswar?1,968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biswar in?Siwan district (Guthani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Biswar?63.4% (Census 2011)