# Dowapur Village, Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur 

# Dowapur

Dowapur is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **62 people in 8 households**, the 84th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 62people (2011)
- 8households
- 36.7%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Dowapur PIN code and other codes

Dowapur falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPuraini South
- Community development blockJagdishpur
- Census village code240151

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

## How far is Dowapur from nearby towns?

- Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)17 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)17 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 Dowapur?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Dowapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Salimpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Dowapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Dowapur

Of every 100 households in Dowapur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dowapur · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**38%

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

**34%

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

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**35%

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

**8%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****25%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Dowapur?

■ Dowapur · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.7%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**968

Working population ****48.4%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.6% for men and 39.1% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Household industry 8 (27%) · **■** Marginal 22 (73%)

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 Jagdishpur

- Daharpur Bade173 people
- Bhairopur168 people
- Mohaddichak84 people
- Sonudih Arazi74 people
- Bade Logain51 people
- Gaura Gopalpur42 people
- Ambai40 people
- Ambai39 people

[All 165 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/jagdishpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dowapur from Bhagalpur?17 km by road
- What is the population of Dowapur?62 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dowapur in?Bhagalpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dowapur?36.7% (Census 2011)