# Achhwan Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/achhwan/ Village · Dobhi, Gaya # Achhwan Achhwan is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,440 people in 204 households**, the 37th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 1,440people (2011) - 204households - 71.1%literacy - 824201PIN code ## Achhwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achhwan is 824201.** Achhwan falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - PIN code824201 - Gram panchayatPachratan - Community development blockDobhi - Census village code256447 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achhwan from nearby towns? - Dobhi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)36 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town)13 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 Achhwan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Achhwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 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 Achhwan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Achhwan Of every 100 households in Achhwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Achhwan · ■ Dobhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **8% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****73%** **50% Television ****0%** **7% Mobile phone ****58%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **33% 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 Achhwan? ■ Achhwan · ■ Dobhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106** **992 Working population ****49.4%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 57.3% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 104 (15%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 582 (82%) 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 Dobhi - Garwaiya1,573 people - Nehuta1,571 people - Sewai Chak1,565 people - Piparghatti1,486 people - Chanda1,399 people - Mahuari1,348 people - Munrial1,322 people - Pindara1,278 people [All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achhwan?824201 - How far is Achhwan from Gaya?36 km by road - What is the population of Achhwan?1,440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achhwan in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Achhwan?71.1% (Census 2011)