# Dipaul Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Dipaul

Dipaul is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854316**. The 2011 Census counted **1,424 people in 282 households**, the 72nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,424people (2011)
- 282households
- 59.3%literacy
- 854316PIN code

## Dipaul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dipaul is 854316.** Dipaul falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854316
- Gram panchayatAmauna
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221641

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dipaul from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)40 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dipaul?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dipaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dipaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. Products made here include rice mills and rassi. About 84% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dipaul

Of every 100 households in Dipaul in 2011, 45 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dipaul · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dipaul?

■ Dipaul · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**955

Working population ****31.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 52.1% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (31%) · **■** Household industry 29 (6%) · **■** Other work 113 (25%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Barantpur1,640 people
- Dak1,537 people
- Hanskosa1,529 people
- Ahmadpur1,475 people
- Baijnathpur1,419 people
- Binodpur1,363 people
- Balua1,332 people
- Potri1,268 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dipaul?854316
- How far is Dipaul from Araria?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dipaul?1,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dipaul in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dipaul?59.3% (Census 2011)
