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Barwa

Mainatanr mandal
Pincode 845306
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Barwa observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temples near Barwa

  • Birla Mandir · 0.8 km

Named places of worship on record

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Barwa is a village in Mainatanr mandal, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, with a population of 3,690 across 677 households. The village has a literacy rate of 29.6% and is located at coordinates 27.108°N, 84.464°E with PIN code 845306.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BINDA PRASAD
Contact: 95****0186
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LGD code
216509
Pincode
845306
Post office
Mainatand
Population
3,690
Households
677
Literacy rate
29.6%
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,465
Distance to district centre
72 km
Distance to mandal centre
54 km
Distance to Patna
181 km
Distance to Kolkata
640 km
Nearest railway station
Narkatyaganj · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barwa compares

By population, Barwa ranks #13 of 97 villages in Mainatanr mandal.

Literacy rate
%
29.6%
−12.7% vs mandal average
Barwa
29.6%
Mainatanr mandal
42.3%
Pashchim Champaran district
44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
871
−44 vs mandal average
Barwa
871
Mainatanr mandal
915
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
Barwa
5.5
Mainatanr mandal
5.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Barwa at a glance

Barwa is a village of 3,690 people in 677 households (Census 2011) in Mainatanr block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, the 13th-largest of 97 villages in Mainatanr block. Literacy is 30%, 13 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 871 women per 1,000 men. It lies 72 km from the Pashchim Champaran district centre, 0 km from Pakri, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 845306, served by Mainatand post office; the LGD village code is 216509. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 km away. The sarpanch is BINDA PRASAD, and the village votes in Narkatia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vishal Kumar. The population is estimated at 4,351 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Barwa

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barwa · this village3,69030%
Murli · Alauli2,33129%0 km N
Barwa · Ramnagar00 km N
Barwa · Kadipur50263%0 km N
Mathia · Basantpur1,88964%0 km N
Baswaria · Motihari0 km N
Nankar · Harraiya34543%0 km N
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barwa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
NARKATIYAGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
23
Distance to district HQ (km)
52
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
33
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Barwa
Total area (ha)
433
Irrigated area (ha)
81.93
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Barwa

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

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Key facts — Barwa

LGD code
216509
Pincode
845306
Post office
Mainatand
Population (Census 2011)
3,690
Population (projected 2026)
4,351
Households
677
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
871
Literacy rate
29.6%
Coordinates
27.10800°N, 84.46400°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Paschim Champaran
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Narkatia
Member of Parliament
Sanjay Jaiswal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vishal Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BINDA PRASAD
Block / Mandal
Mainatanr
Getting there

How to reach Barwa

Mandal centre
Mainatanr · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 50 min by car · 2 h 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pashchim Champaran · ≈ 72 km
≈ 2 h 28 min by car · 2 h 55 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,698 people
Pakri · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna181 kmcapital
  • Kolkata640 km
  • Delhi732 km
  • Hyderabad1243 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNarkatyaganj<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCSub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj<1 km
  • ATM / bankparas pakdi32 km
  • Petrol pumpM/S USHA AUTOMOBILES23 km
  • Police stationBettiah Main Police Station35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Barwa

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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