# Dowal Village, Goh, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Goh, Aurangabad 

# Dowal

Dowal is a village in Goh sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 188 households**, the 67th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 1,245people (2011)
- 188households
- 66.9%literacy
- 824203PIN code

## Dowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dowal is 824203.** Dowal falls in Goh sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824203
- Gram panchayatBazar Barma
- Community development blockGoh
- Census village code252984

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

## How far is Dowal from nearby towns?

- Goh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Daud Nagar (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 Dowal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Goh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Dowal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Dowal

Of every 100 households in Dowal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dowal · ■ Goh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****25%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Dowal?

■ Dowal · ■ Goh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**945

Working population ****19.4%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 51.2% for women. 28% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 91 (38%)

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 Goh

- Bandea1,280 people
- Hasampur1,279 people
- Enrari1,264 people
- Nimra1,252 people
- Dumarthu1,233 people
- Ghanto1,203 people
- Bhelwandi1,169 people
- Budhaikalan1,162 people

[All 176 villages in Goh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/goh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dowal?824203
- How far is Dowal from Aurangabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dowal?1,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dowal in?Aurangabad district (Goh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dowal?66.9% (Census 2011)