# Dewanian Village, Barachatti, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barachatti, Gaya 

# Dewanian

Dewanian is a village in Barachatti sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,940 people in 766 households**, the 2nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 4,940people (2011)
- 766households
- 53.2%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Dewanian PIN code and other codes

Dewanian falls in Barachatti sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDiwania
- Community development blockBarachatti
- Census village code257383

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

## How far is Dewanian from nearby towns?

- Barachatti (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)52 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)52 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 Dewanian?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dewanian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Dewanian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Dewanian

Of every 100 households in Dewanian in 2011, 13 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewanian · ■ Barachatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**28%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**44%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**32%

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 Dewanian?

■ Dewanian · ■ Barachatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**970

Working population ****43.8%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 41.5% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 476 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (9%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 207 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,244 (57%)

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 Barachatti

- Sarwan Khas6,003 people
- Kahudag4,330 people
- Bara3,951 people
- Tetariya Khurd3,609 people
- Goshain Pesra3,584 people

[All 158 villages in Barachatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/barachatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewanian from Gaya?52 km by road
- What is the population of Dewanian?4,940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewanian in?Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dewanian?53.2% (Census 2011)