# Dhobi Bigha Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/dhobi-bigha/ Village · Asthawan, Nalanda # Dhobi Bigha Dhobi Bigha is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,585 people in 261 households**, the 36th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 1,585people (2011) - 261households - 60.1%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Dhobi Bigha PIN code and other codes Dhobi Bigha falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJana - Community development blockAsthawan - Census village code244553 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhobi Bigha from nearby towns? - Asthawan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)15 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)15 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 Dhobi Bigha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobi Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benar - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Dhobi Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Dhobi Bigha Of every 100 households in Dhobi Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhobi Bigha · ■ Asthawan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **13% Toilet within the home ****30%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **70% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****46%** **46% Television ****14%** **10% Mobile phone ****59%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Dhobi Bigha? ■ Dhobi Bigha · ■ Asthawan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%** **59.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **946 Working population ****26.8%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 42.8% for women. 43% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 159 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (39%) · **■** Other work 92 (22%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%) 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 Asthawan - Pachetan1,921 people - Sadarpur1,866 people - Bahadurpur1,822 people - Pasaurha1,624 people - Jangipur1,563 people - Bhairo Bigha1,523 people - Barepur1,357 people - Nezampur1,343 people [All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhobi Bigha from Biharsharif?15 km by road - What is the population of Dhobi Bigha?1,585 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhobi Bigha in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhobi Bigha?60.1% (Census 2011)