# Dhangawan Village, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ekangarsarai, Nalanda 

# Dhangawan

Dhangawan is a village in Ekangarsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,214 people in 330 households**, the 25th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 2,214people (2011)
- 330households
- 58.3%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Dhangawan PIN code and other codes

Dhangawan falls in Ekangarsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKosiawan
- Community development blockEkangarsarai
- Census village code244850

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

## How far is Dhangawan from nearby towns?

- Ekangarsarai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)32 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)32 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 Dhangawan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aungari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aungari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Dhangawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Dhangawan

Of every 100 households in Dhangawan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhangawan · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**75%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****55%**

**58%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhangawan?

■ Dhangawan · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**915

Working population ****47.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 46.6% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 455 (43%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (5%) · **■** Marginal 423 (40%)

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 Ekangarsarai

- Gomahar2,353 people
- Siriawan2,310 people
- Keshopur2,221 people
- Badrabad2,220 people
- Mozafrabad2,205 people
- Chamehra2,094 people
- Lodipur1,923 people
- Lodipur1,913 people

[All 89 villages in Ekangarsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhangawan from Biharsharif?32 km by road
- What is the population of Dhangawan?2,214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhangawan in?Nalanda district (Ekangarsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhangawan?58.3% (Census 2011)