# Dahila Patsawan Village, Gaighat, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/gaighat/dahila-patsawan/ Village · Gaighat, Muzaffarpur # Dahila Patsawan Dahila Patsawan is a village in Gaighat sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,733 people in 1,209 households**, the 12th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 5,733people (2011) - 1,209households - 57.4%literacy - 877females per 1,000 males ## Dahila Patsawan PIN code and other codes Dahila Patsawan falls in Gaighat sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDahila Patsharma - Community development blockGaighat - Census village code229180 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dahila Patsawan from nearby towns? - Gaighat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)35 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)35 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 Dahila Patsawan? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Dahila Patsawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaighat - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Dahila Patsawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Dahila Patsawan Of every 100 households in Dahila Patsawan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dahila Patsawan · ■ Gaighat rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **5% Toilet within the home ****9%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****58%** **42% Television ****4%** **10% Mobile phone ****28%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****40%** **28% 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 Dahila Patsawan? ■ Dahila Patsawan · ■ Gaighat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **896 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **902 Working population ****28.4%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.0% for men and 48.7% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,275 (78%) 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 Gaighat - Majithi urf Basatpur Majithi6,778 people - Boaridih6,306 people - Bhusra5,874 people - Ladaura5,763 people - Kamarthu5,348 people - Bagha Khal urf Nabipur5,338 people - Lachhman Nagar5,283 people - Baruari urf Jagdishpur Baruari5,134 people [All 84 villages in Gaighat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/gaighat/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dahila Patsawan from Muzaffarpur?35 km by road - What is the population of Dahila Patsawan?5,733 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahila Patsawan in?Muzaffarpur district (Gaighat sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dahila Patsawan?57.4% (Census 2011)