Poiwan {Anugrahagram} is a village in the Aurangabad district of Bihar in India. The population is around 2,600, of which around 8% are Muslims.
Map of Poiwan, Bihar
Agriculture has been the primary business until recently. Several agro mills package and supply of rice and wheat. A liquor factory is under construction which is anticipated to begin production in 2014.
Poiwan is a very old village. According to a written record which is kept in this village only, it existed in the 17th century. It is said that first a Muslim zamindaar (minor king) ruled this village. After that, four Kshatriya (warrior clan) brothers came from the Mainpur district of Rajasthan to claim this village with the help of another local Hindu zamindaar. Two of them died in that battle which they won finally. After that, this village remains a Hindu-dominated village.
There is an old small fort in the village, as well as a temple and a large water reservoir, the latter being used for fishing and as a water supply in the summer.
Poiwan has a government high school.
Notable persons from Poiwan include: