# Dhangawan Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/dhangawan/ Village · Palasi, Araria # Dhangawan Dhangawan is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,089 people in 683 households**, the 20th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 3,089people (2011) - 683households - 47.5%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Dhangawan PIN code and other codes Dhangawan falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMajlispur - Community development blockPalasi - Census village code222092 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhangawan from nearby towns? - Palasi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Araria (district HQ)30 km by road - Araria (nearest town)30 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 Dhangawan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Dhangawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Dhangawan Of every 100 households in Dhangawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhangawan · ■ Palasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **95% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****10%** **18% Television ****10%** **4% Mobile phone ****56%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dhangawan? ■ Dhangawan · ■ Palasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **972 Working population ****41.1%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.5% for men and 36.9% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (20%) · **■** Household industry 46 (4%) · **■** Other work 76 (6%) · **■** Marginal 714 (56%) 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 Palasi - Chhapania3,503 people - Baradbata3,469 people - Chauri3,430 people - Mahadeokol3,231 people - Urlaha3,044 people - Parwakhori3,036 people - Belsari2,982 people - Phulsara2,936 people [All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhangawan from Araria?30 km by road - What is the population of Dhangawan?3,089 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhangawan in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhangawan?47.5% (Census 2011)