# Dauna Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Dauna

Dauna is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **885 people in 172 households**, the 69th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 885people (2011)
- 172households
- 36.0%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Dauna PIN code and other codes

Dauna falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPawai
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240575

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

## How far is Dauna from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)29 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)12 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 Dauna?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bharko
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Dauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Dauna

Of every 100 households in Dauna in 2011, 31 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dauna · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**21%

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

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**39%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dauna?

■ Dauna · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**945

Working population ****26.8%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.8% for men and 29.4% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (83%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 11 (5%)

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 Amarpur

- Naksosa987 people
- Satghara983 people
- Hemrajpur959 people
- Barmasia909 people
- Moghlani Chak821 people
- Orai821 people
- Biddu Bishunpur817 people
- Gopalpur803 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dauna from Banka?29 km by road
- What is the population of Dauna?885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dauna in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dauna?36.0% (Census 2011)