# Dhawa Village, Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad 

# Dhawa

Dhawa is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 92 households**, the 59th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 646people (2011)
- 92households
- 90.1%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Dhawa PIN code and other codes

Dhawa falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLakhapur
- Community development blockRatni Faridpur
- Census village code260037

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

## How far is Dhawa from nearby towns?

- Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)13 km by road
- Jehanabad (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 Dhawa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dhawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nehalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Dhawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Dhawa

Of every 100 households in Dhawa in 2011, 5 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Dhawa · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**79%

Tap water ****8%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**48%

Television ****21%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dhawa?

■ Dhawa · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**927

Working population ****35.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 83.7% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (27%) · **■** Marginal 147 (64%)

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 Ratni Faridpur

- Maulna Chak740 people
- Shahbazpur733 people
- Mahaddipur699 people
- Bijulipur658 people
- Saraya631 people
- Gappo Chak611 people
- Qazi Chak572 people
- Rasulpur569 people

[All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhawa from Jehanabad?13 km by road
- What is the population of Dhawa?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhawa in?Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhawa?90.1% (Census 2011)