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Revenue village·Adapur block·Purbi Champaran

Barwa

बरवा
Adapur mandal
Pincode 845301
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

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 Septembertoday
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.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Barwa is a village in Adapur mandal, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, with a population of 5,760 in 926 households. The literacy rate is 33.2%, and the village is positioned at coordinates 27.108°N, 84.464°E.

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LGD code
217540
Pincode
845301
Post office
Adapur
Population
5,760
Households
926
Literacy rate
33.2%
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,528
Distance to district centre
134 km
Distance to mandal centre
77 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 #9 of 60 villages in Adapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
33.2%
−7.9% vs mandal average
Barwa
33.2%
Adapur mandal
41.1%
Purbi Champaran district
44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
+23 vs mandal average
Barwa
909
Adapur mandal
886
Household size
people per home
6.2
+1.1 vs mandal average
Barwa
6.2
Adapur mandal
5.1

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

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Barwa at a glance

Barwa is a village of 5,760 people in 926 households (Census 2011) in Adapur block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 9th-largest of 60 villages in Adapur block. Literacy is 33%, 8 points below the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 134 km from the Purbi Champaran district centre, 0 km from Pakri, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 845301, served by Adapur post office; the LGD village code is 217540. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 km away. The village votes in Chiraia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lal Babu Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 6,791 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Barwa

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barwa · this village5,76033%
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
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RAXAUL
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
barwa
Total area (ha)
466.2
Irrigated area (ha)
130
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.

Key facts — Barwa

LGD code
217540
Pincode
845301
Post office
Adapur
Population (Census 2011)
5,760
Population (projected 2026)
6,791
Households
926
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
909
Literacy rate
33.2%
Coordinates
27.10800°N, 84.46400°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sheohar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chiraia
Member of Parliament
Lovely Anand
Member of Legislative Assembly
Lal Babu Prasad Gupta
Block / Mandal
Adapur
Getting there

How to reach Barwa

Mandal centre
Adapur · ≈ 77 km
≈ 2 h 39 min by car · 3 h 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purbi Champaran · ≈ 134 km
≈ 4 h 36 min by car · 5 h 28 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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