Pastwar
Mahishi block · Saharsa
district, Bihar · PIN 852216
· village code 226371
Population 2011
3,032
Census of India
Population 2020
3,000
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-1.1%
-32 people · -0.1% a year
Households
3,000
+395.1% vs 606 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
3,032
Male / female
1,591 / 1,441
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
906
Children aged 0–6
686
Literacy rate
44.7%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
3,025 / 5
Working population
840
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
80.4%
Households
606
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school
No
Middle school
No
High school
No
Piped tap water nearest 1 km away
No
All-weather road
No
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 1 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
1,800
Non-farm households
1,200
Share of households farming, 2020
60%
Net sown area
728 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
728 / 485 / 25
Main irrigation source
Other
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Pastwar 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
₹85.24 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹18.29 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹49.38 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹54.14 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹23.42 lakh · received ₹7.29 lakh · spent ₹15.46 lakh · left ₹15.24 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹61.82 lakh · received ₹11.00 lakh · spent ₹33.92 lakh · left ₹38.90 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.8739, 86.4898 —
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How this village compares
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staffing across Saharsa ·
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