# Dhoawa Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/dhoawa/ Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur # Dhoawa Dhoawa is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,787 people in 769 households**, the 10th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%. - 3,787people (2011) - 769households - 74.2%literacy - 886females per 1,000 males ## Dhoawa PIN code and other codes Dhoawa falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhuabey - Community development blockSonhaula - Census village code240327 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhoawa from nearby towns? - Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)45 km by road - Colgong (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 Dhoawa? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Dhoawa; 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dhoawa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Dhoawa Of every 100 households in Dhoawa in 2011, 30 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dhoawa · ■ Sonhaula rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **26% Toilet within the home ****31%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **84% Tap water ****24%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **85% Use banking services ****52%** **44% Television ****15%** **11% Mobile phone ****64%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dhoawa? ■ Dhoawa · ■ Sonhaula rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **54.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003** **944 Working population ****41.5%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 231 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 454 (29%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (10%) · **■** Marginal 713 (45%) 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 Sonhaula - Sanokhar4,451 people - Sakrawan4,135 people - Kamalpur3,977 people - Maheshkhor3,886 people - Sohael3,689 people - Amdanda3,613 people - Bhuria3,570 people - Madhepur3,532 people [All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhoawa from Bhagalpur?45 km by road - What is the population of Dhoawa?3,787 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhoawa in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhoawa?74.2% (Census 2011)