# Dhobgawan Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/dhobgawan/ Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga # Dhobgawan Dhobgawan is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847237**. The 2011 Census counted **2,160 people in 443 households**, the 38th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 2,160people (2011) - 443households - 38.0%literacy - 847237PIN code ## Dhobgawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhobgawan is 847237.** Dhobgawan falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847237 - Gram panchayatLadari - Community development blockKeotiranway - Census village code226974 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhobgawan from nearby towns? - Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)22 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)22 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 Dhobgawan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobgawan; 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 · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khirma - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Dhobgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Dhobgawan Of every 100 households in Dhobgawan in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhobgawan · ■ Keotiranway rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **21% Toilet within the home ****2%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **71% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **91% Use banking services ****25%** **34% Television ****1%** **8% Mobile phone ****23%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dhobgawan? ■ Dhobgawan · ■ Keotiranway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.0%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **929 Working population ****24.6%** **28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.5% for men and 21.0% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 402 (76%) 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 Keotiranway - Koilathan2,336 people - Chakka2,283 people - Para2,194 people - Dome2,187 people - Samaila2,144 people - Bansara2,103 people - Sarjapur2,060 people - Gokhul2,054 people [All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhobgawan?847237 - How far is Dhobgawan from Darbhanga?22 km by road - What is the population of Dhobgawan?2,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhobgawan in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhobgawan?38.0% (Census 2011)