# Dhabaul Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Dhabaul

Dhabaul is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,938 people in 607 households**, the 15th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 2,938people (2011)
- 607households
- 33.2%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Dhabaul PIN code and other codes

Dhabaul falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKatghar
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225385

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

## How far is Dhabaul from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)26 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 Dhabaul?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●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 school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Dhabaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Dhabaul

Of every 100 households in Dhabaul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhabaul · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**45%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**25%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhabaul?

■ Dhabaul · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.2%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003**

**959

Working population ****23.3%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.9% for men and 28.1% for women. 41% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (79%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 60 (9%)

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 Pranpur

- Khusalpur3,256 people
- Patharwar3,227 people
- Katghar Karimullahpur3,114 people
- Kursanda2,972 people
- Dighauneh2,756 people
- Jaunia2,503 people
- Bastaul2,394 people
- Bangarua2,359 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhabaul from Katihar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dhabaul?2,938 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhabaul in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhabaul?33.2% (Census 2011)