# Dhowabari Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Dhowabari

Dhowabari is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **3,721 people in 712 households**, the 10th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 3,721people (2011)
- 712households
- 45.4%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Dhowabari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhowabari is 854331.** Dhowabari falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatKursakatta
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221905

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

## How far is Dhowabari from nearby towns?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)35 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)25 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 Dhowabari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Dhowabari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Dhowabari

Of every 100 households in Dhowabari in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhowabari · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**16%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dhowabari?

■ Dhowabari · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**952

Working population ****32.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 34.8% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 168 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 743 (61%) · **■** Other work 82 (7%) · **■** Marginal 226 (19%)

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 Kursakatta

- Kursakatta5,195 people
- Harira4,400 people
- Maratibpur4,369 people
- Shoirgaon4,290 people
- Phasimagrabi and Phasimashraqi3,681 people
- Dumaria3,504 people
- Pakri3,459 people
- Shankarpur3,396 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhowabari?854331
- How far is Dhowabari from Araria?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dhowabari?3,721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhowabari in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhowabari?45.4% (Census 2011)