# Dhobghat Village, Gidhaur, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/gidhaur/dhobghat/ Village · Gidhaur, Jamui # Dhobghat Dhobghat is a village in Gidhaur sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,756 people in 526 households**, the 11th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,756people (2011) - 526households - 68.7%literacy - 825females per 1,000 males ## Dhobghat PIN code and other codes Dhobghat falls in Gidhaur sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKolhua - Community development blockGidhaur - Census village code259067 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhobghat from nearby towns? - Gidhaur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Jamui (district HQ)30 km by road - Jamui (nearest town)30 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 Dhobghat? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patsanda - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Dhobghat known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Dhobghat Of every 100 households in Dhobghat in 2011, 23 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dhobghat · ■ Gidhaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **11% Toilet within the home ****14%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **92% Use banking services ****56%** **48% Television ****11%** **9% Mobile phone ****52%** **51% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****38%** **34% 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 Dhobghat? ■ Dhobghat · ■ Gidhaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **956 Working population ****43.0%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (4%) · **■** Marginal 630 (53%) 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 Gidhaur - Kundhur3,519 people - Mahuli2,961 people - Kolhua2,930 people - Genadih2,813 people - Ketru Nawada2,144 people - Bandhaura1,832 people - Kumardih1,471 people - Nayagaon1,268 people [All 20 villages in Gidhaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/gidhaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhobghat from Jamui?30 km by road - What is the population of Dhobghat?2,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhobghat in?Jamui district (Gidhaur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhobghat?68.7% (Census 2011)