# Pharchhua Village, Mairwa, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mairwa, Siwan 

# Pharchhua

Pharchhua is a village in Mairwa sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,116 people in 332 households**, the 15th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 2,116people (2011)
- 332households
- 68.6%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Pharchhua PIN code and other codes

Pharchhua falls in Mairwa sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMuriyari
- Community development blockMairwa
- Census village code232159

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

## How far is Pharchhua from nearby towns?

- Mairwa (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)20 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town)8 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 Pharchhua?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pharchhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mairwa
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Pharchhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Pharchhua

Of every 100 households in Pharchhua in 2011, 7 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pharchhua · ■ Mairwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**53%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**68%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

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

**2%

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 Pharchhua?

■ Pharchhua · ■ Mairwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**925

Working population ****28.7%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 54.7% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 515 (85%)

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 Mairwa

- Labhri2,492 people
- Kaithaulia2,432 people
- Lachhimipur2,280 people
- Bhopatpura2,210 people
- Semra2,023 people
- Atwa1,925 people
- Dhamaur1,925 people
- Karjania1,550 people

[All 53 villages in Mairwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/mairwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pharchhua from Siwan?20 km by road
- What is the population of Pharchhua?2,116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pharchhua in?Siwan district (Mairwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pharchhua?68.6% (Census 2011)