# Dhawa Village, Obra, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Obra, Aurangabad 

# Dhawa

Dhawa is a village in Obra sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 129 households**, the 89th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.

- 766people (2011)
- 129households
- 79.5%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Dhawa PIN code and other codes

Dhawa falls in Obra sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAbhilauna
- Community development blockObra
- Census village code253260

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

## How far is Dhawa from nearby towns?

- Obra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)25 km by road
- Aurangabad (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 Dhawa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Dhawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Dhawa

Of every 100 households in Dhawa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhawa · ■ Obra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**48%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Dhawa?

■ Dhawa · ■ Obra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**935

Working population ****42.4%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 70.8% for women. 49% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (12%) · **■** Marginal 152 (47%)

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 Obra

- Panchahra824 people
- Ghordaur811 people
- Sadipur794 people
- Parariya773 people
- Ukurmhi761 people
- Hemza759 people
- Parsa752 people
- Abdulpur750 people

[All 151 villages in Obra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/obra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhawa from Aurangabad?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dhawa?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhawa in?Aurangabad district (Obra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhawa?79.5% (Census 2011)