Telwa
Mahishi block · Saharsa
district, Bihar · PIN 852216
· village code 226361
Population 2011
15,251
Census of India
Population 2020
11,467
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-24.8%
-3,784 people · -3.1% a year
Households
2,285
-24.8% vs 3,037 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
15,251
Male / female
7,885 / 7,366
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
934
Children aged 0–6
3,388
Literacy rate
38.4%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
2,020 / 3
Working population
5,884
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
83.2%
Households
3,037
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was
surveyed once by each. The figures below are from
Telwa East panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 10 km away
No
All-weather road nearest 5 km away
No
Public transport nearest 10 km away
No
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 2 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission
Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
1,400
Teachers
37
Students per teacher
38
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
No
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
1,367
Non-farm households
911
Share of households farming, 2020
60%
Net sown area
604 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
604 / 470 / 100
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Telwa East panchayat, Mahishi zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹30.96 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹14.98 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹23.06 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹22.89 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹15.74 lakh · received ₹5.97 lakh · spent ₹11.09 lakh · left ₹10.62 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹15.23 lakh · received ₹9.01 lakh · spent ₹11.97 lakh · left ₹12.27 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.8559, 86.3765 —
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