# Dahgawan Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Dahgawan

Dahgawan is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,013 people in 564 households**, the 20th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 3,013people (2011)
- 564households
- 48.0%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Dahgawan PIN code and other codes

Dahgawan falls in Sikti sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDahgawan
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221991

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

## How far is Dahgawan from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)55 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)55 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 Dahgawan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dahgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Dahgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Dahgawan

Of every 100 households in Dahgawan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dahgawan · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**46%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**14%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

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 Dahgawan?

■ Dahgawan · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**972

Working population ****32.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 34.5% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 328 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 493 (51%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (3%) · **■** Marginal 107 (11%)

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 Sikti

- Majrakh3,415 people
- Singhia3,297 people
- Dhengri3,092 people
- Bairgachhi3,022 people
- Kuan Pokhar2,875 people
- Barahmasia2,725 people
- Kauakoh2,701 people
- Pahara2,462 people

[All 57 villages in Sikti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dahgawan from Araria?55 km by road
- What is the population of Dahgawan?3,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahgawan in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dahgawan?48.0% (Census 2011)