# Dhurgaon Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Dhurgaon

Dhurgaon is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 86 households**, the 98th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 359people (2011)
- 86households
- 58.7%literacy
- 804females per 1,000 males

## Dhurgaon PIN code and other codes

Dhurgaon falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarkumba
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222063

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

## How far is Dhurgaon from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)26 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)26 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 Dhurgaon?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Dhurgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Dhurgaon

Of every 100 households in Dhurgaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhurgaon · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**36%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****43%**

**18%

Television ****15%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Dhurgaon?

■ Dhurgaon · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****551**

**972

Working population ****45.7%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 50.4% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (12%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 132 (80%)

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

- Bhima489 people
- Daua467 people
- Mundmala438 people
- Bhatania373 people
- Dogachhi349 people
- Khutti290 people
- Maya Khori221 people
- Gerari124 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhurgaon from Araria?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dhurgaon?359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurgaon in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurgaon?58.7% (Census 2011)