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- LGD code
- 233291
- Pincode
- 841208
- Post office
- Ekma
- Population
- 3,507
- Households
- 529
- Literacy rate
- 51.6%
- Sex ratio
- 980 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 871
Census 2011 · in context
How Chand Barwa compares
By population, Chand Barwa ranks #16 of 93 villages in Ekma mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.6%
−8.4% vs mandal average
- Chand Barwa
- 51.6%
- Ekma mandal
- 60.0%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
980
−6 vs mandal average
- Chand Barwa
- 980
- Ekma mandal
- 986
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Chand Barwa
- 6.6
- Ekma mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chand Barwa at a glance
Chand Barwa is a village of 3,507 people in 529 households (Census 2011) in Ekma block, Saran district, Bihar, the 16th-largest of 93 villages in Ekma block. Literacy is 52%, 8 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 980 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841208, served by Ekma post office; the LGD village code is 233291. The village votes in Ekma assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoranjan Singh. The population is estimated at 4,135 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chand Barwa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 1
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nawada
- Total area (ha)
- 130
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 57.63
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chand Barwa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chand Barwa
- LGD code
- 233291
- Pincode
- 841208
- Post office
- Ekma
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,507
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,135
- Households
- 529
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 980
- Literacy rate
- 51.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Maharajganj
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ekma
- Member of Parliament
- Janardan Singh Sigriwal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manoranjan Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Ekma
- Nearest PHC
- Sri Balajee Clinic (13.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Dal Chapra (18.2 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)