# Dewara Village, Modanganj, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Modanganj, Jehanabad 

# Dewara

Dewara is a village in Modanganj sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,972 people in 723 households**, the 5th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.

- 3,972people (2011)
- 723households
- 51.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Dewara PIN code and other codes

Dewara falls in Modanganj sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDewara
- Community development blockModanganj
- Census village code260357

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

## How far is Dewara from nearby towns?

- Modanganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)22 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 Dewara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dewara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Okari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Dewara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 321 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 Dewara

Of every 100 households in Dewara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dewara · ■ Modanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****39%**

**48%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**32%

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 Dewara?

■ Dewara · ■ Modanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**64.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**909

Working population ****27.5%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 42.4% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (23%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (14%) · **■** Marginal 445 (41%)

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 Modanganj

- Jaitipur Kurwa5,544 people
- Gobindpur4,175 people
- Gandhar4,056 people
- Bandhuganj4,048 people
- Sarishtabad3,962 people
- Waina3,085 people
- Sadipur2,924 people
- Sikandarpur Masarh2,912 people

[All 55 villages in Modanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/modanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewara from Jehanabad?22 km by road
- What is the population of Dewara?3,972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewara in?Jehanabad district (Modanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dewara?51.8% (Census 2011)