# Dhangawan Village, Fatehpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Fatehpur, Gaya 

# Dhangawan

Dhangawan is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,313 people in 182 households**, the 56th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,313people (2011)
- 182households
- 71.3%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Dhangawan PIN code and other codes

Dhangawan falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhardih
- Community development blockFatehpur
- Census village code256912

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

## How far is Dhangawan from nearby towns?

- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)35 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 Dhangawan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Fatehpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Dhangawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Dhangawan

Of every 100 households in Dhangawan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhangawan · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**26%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhangawan?

■ Dhangawan · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**971

Working population ****28.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (50%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Fatehpur

- Bagodar1,363 people
- Bara1,345 people
- Nagwa1,329 people
- Mocharakh1,323 people
- Pinrari1,286 people
- Pateya1,269 people
- Chhiri1,266 people
- Kathian1,262 people

[All 174 villages in Fatehpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/fatehpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhangawan from Gaya?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dhangawan?1,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhangawan in?Gaya district (Fatehpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhangawan?71.3% (Census 2011)