# Desawar Village, Sultanganj, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sultanganj, Bhagalpur 

# Desawar

Desawar is a village in Sultanganj sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **813201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,533 people in 294 households**, the 39th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 1,533people (2011)
- 294households
- 55.6%literacy
- 813201PIN code

## Desawar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Desawar is 813201.** Desawar falls in Sultanganj sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code813201
- Gram panchayatKarhariya
- Community development blockSultanganj
- Census village code239709

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

## How far is Desawar from nearby towns?

- Sultanganj (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)23 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 Desawar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Desawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sultanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Desawar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 81 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 Desawar

Of every 100 households in Desawar in 2011, 11 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Desawar · ■ Sultanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**63%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****77%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Desawar?

■ Desawar · ■ Sultanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**942

Working population ****45.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 48.4% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 675 (96%)

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 Sultanganj

- Chaturchak1,624 people
- Khanpur1,542 people
- Awa1,538 people
- Hathiauk1,537 people
- Dindealpur1,443 people
- Pansala1,441 people
- Bath1,437 people
- Pipra Barhampur1,425 people

[All 150 villages in Sultanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sultanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Desawar?813201
- How far is Desawar from Bhagalpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Desawar?1,533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Desawar in?Bhagalpur district (Sultanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Desawar?55.6% (Census 2011)