# Khalwa Village, Nautan, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/nautan/khalwa/ Village · Nautan, Siwan # Khalwa Khalwa is a village in Nautan sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841243**. The 2011 Census counted **3,128 people in 478 households**, the 9th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%. - 3,128people (2011) - 478households - 68.2%literacy - 841243PIN code ## Khalwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khalwa is 841243.** Khalwa falls in Nautan sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - PIN code841243 - Gram panchayatKhalwa - Community development blockNautan - Census village code231296 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khalwa from nearby towns? - Nautan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)24 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 Khalwa? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Khalwa; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhairwa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhairwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Khalwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Khalwa Of every 100 households in Khalwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Khalwa · ■ Nautan rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **5% Toilet within the home ****21%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **95% Use banking services ****84%** **77% Television ****9%** **10% Mobile phone ****66%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **8% 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 Khalwa? ■ Khalwa · ■ Nautan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **68.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **978 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **933 Working population ****29.1%** **27.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 57.6% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 159 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (7%) · **■** Marginal 657 (72%) 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 Nautan - Narayanpur4,085 people - Agaunta4,042 people - Hathaunji3,748 people - Mathia3,369 people - Ramgarh2,792 people - Narkatia2,755 people - Murarpatti2,487 people - Rampur2,056 people [All 47 villages in Nautan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/nautan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khalwa?841243 - How far is Khalwa from Siwan?24 km by road - What is the population of Khalwa?3,128 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khalwa in?Siwan district (Nautan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khalwa?68.2% (Census 2011)