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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Nitesh Rao
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- LGD code
- 216908
- Pincode
- 845101
- Post office
- Bagaha
- Population
- 2,991
- Households
- 469
- Literacy rate
- 35.8%
- Sex ratio
- 869 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,333
Census 2011 · in context
How Bakwa compares
By population, Bakwa ranks #32 of 136 villages in Bagaha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.8%
−7.1% vs mandal average
Bakwa35.8%
Bagaha mandal42.9%
Pashchim Champaran district44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
869
−35 vs mandal average
Bakwa869
Bagaha mandal904
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.8 vs mandal average
Bakwa6.4
Bagaha mandal5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakwa at a glance
Bakwa is a village of 2,991 people in 469 households (Census 2011) in Bagaha block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, the 32nd-largest of 136 villages in Bagaha block. Literacy is 36%, 7 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 869 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845101, served by Bagaha post office; the LGD village code is 216908. The sarpanch is Nitesh Rao, and the village votes in Sugauli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kumar Gupta. The population is estimated at 3,526 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakwa · this village | 2,991 | 36% | — |
| Ratwal · Bagaha | 2,744 | 39% | — |
| Matahia · Bagaha | 2,383 | 41% | — |
| Chandrapur · Bagaha | 1,755 | 35% | — |
| Mathia · Bagaha | 1,170 | 37% | — |
| Mathiya · Bagaha | 295 | 20% | — |
| Sakrauliya · Bagaha | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakwa
- 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)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BAGHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chandarpur Ratwal
- Total area (ha)
- 448.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 32.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bakwa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bakwa
- LGD code
- 216908
- Pincode
- 845101
- Post office
- Bagaha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,991
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,526
- Households
- 469
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 869
- Literacy rate
- 35.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Paschim Champaran
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sugauli
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Gupta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Nitesh Rao
- Block / Mandal
- Bagaha
- Nearest railway station
- Semra (4.9 km)
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- Chautarwa
- Majharia
- Bassganw
- Baswaria
- Singari- Garhwa
- Bibi Bankatwa
- Bhairoganj
- Chakhni
- Mehura
- Bisambharpur
- Bariarwa
- Hamira
- Sisba
- Rajwatia
- Banchehri
- Parsa
- Tesrahia
- Pipariya
- Basantpur
- Kolhua
- Baswaria
- Naraparsauni
- Padar Khap
- Chautarwa
- Bishunpurwa
- Jharmahui
- Pakargawn
- Salaba
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)