# Parwaha Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Parwaha

Parwaha is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,268 people in 430 households**, the 32nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 2,268people (2011)
- 430households
- 62.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Parwaha PIN code and other codes

Parwaha falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNirmali
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code220999

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

## How far is Parwaha from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)80 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)17 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 Parwaha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Parwaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Supaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Birpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Parwaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Parwaha

Of every 100 households in Parwaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parwaha · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Parwaha?

■ Parwaha · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**949

Working population ****27.9%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 51.7% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (44%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 223 (35%)

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 Basantpur

- Bhagwanpur2,695 people
- Bhawanipur2,643 people
- Piprahipatti Golari2,545 people
- Samda2,313 people
- Koyali2,241 people
- Bahorwa2,232 people
- Mohanpur2,207 people
- Bairia Kamal2,160 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parwaha from Supaul?80 km by road
- What is the population of Parwaha?2,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parwaha in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parwaha?62.4% (Census 2011)