# Dherwa Village, Hasanganj, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hasanganj, Katihar 

# Dherwa

Dherwa is a village in Hasanganj sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854326**. The 2011 Census counted **3,521 people in 713 households**, the 3rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%.

- 3,521people (2011)
- 713households
- 52.7%literacy
- 854326PIN code

## Dherwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dherwa is 854326.** Dherwa falls in Hasanganj sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854326
- Gram panchayatDharua
- Community development blockHasanganj
- Census village code224439

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

## How far is Dherwa from nearby towns?

- Hasanganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)20 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 Dherwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dherwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dherwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Dherwa

Of every 100 households in Dherwa in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dherwa · ■ Hasanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**54%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****10%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dherwa?

■ Dherwa · ■ Hasanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**55.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**941

Working population ****30.2%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 47.0% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 780 (73%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 149 (14%)

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 Hasanganj

- Jagarnathpur10,848 people
- Rampur4,829 people
- Ramnagar Bansi2,809 people
- Korgawan2,698 people
- Kalsar2,437 people
- Balua2,377 people

[All 41 villages in Hasanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/hasanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dherwa?854326
- How far is Dherwa from Katihar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dherwa?3,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dherwa in?Katihar district (Hasanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dherwa?52.7% (Census 2011)