# Dhobha Village, Agiaon, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Agiaon, Bhojpur 

# Dhobha

Dhobha is a village in Agiaon sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,713 people in 271 households**, the 35th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,713people (2011)
- 271households
- 58.3%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Dhobha PIN code and other codes

Dhobha falls in Agiaon sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPawar
- Community development blockAgiaon
- Census village code247606

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

## How far is Dhobha from nearby towns?

- Agiaon (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)25 km by road
- Arrah (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 Dhobha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Dhobha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Dhobha

Of every 100 households in Dhobha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhobha · ■ Agiaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****8%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**73%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**64%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Dhobha?

■ Dhobha · ■ Agiaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**950

Working population ****33.7%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 45.1% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 181 (31%)

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 Agiaon

- Tara Chak1,748 people
- Khaneth1,732 people
- Baghi1,724 people
- Bhikhampur1,724 people
- Kheri1,706 people
- Dhakni1,583 people
- Kharainacha1,544 people
- Laharpa1,453 people

[All 72 villages in Agiaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/agiaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhobha from Arrah?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dhobha?1,713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhobha in?Bhojpur district (Agiaon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhobha?58.3% (Census 2011)