# Dhobwal Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Dhobwal

Dhobwal is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,151 people in 163 households**, the 40th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,151people (2011)
- 163households
- 67.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Dhobwal PIN code and other codes

Dhobwal falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajhaulia
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229975

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

## How far is Dhobwal from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)52 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)18 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 Dhobwal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhore
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dhobwal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Dhobwal

Of every 100 households in Dhobwal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhobwal · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**67%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dhobwal?

■ Dhobwal · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**957

Working population ****34.1%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 53.2% for women. 35% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 255 (65%)

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 Bijaipur

- Pharusha1,210 people
- Mathia1,188 people
- Jajwalia1,184 people
- Rasulpur1,152 people
- Basaha1,139 people
- Kohrauliya1,133 people
- Nonapakar1,128 people
- Amwa Ghat1,103 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhobwal from Gopalganj?52 km by road
- What is the population of Dhobwal?1,151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhobwal in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhobwal?67.2% (Census 2011)