# Dhurgaon Village, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/dhurgaon/ Village · Ekangarsarai, Nalanda # Dhurgaon Dhurgaon is a village in Ekangarsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **801301**. The 2011 Census counted **6,072 people in 963 households**, the 4th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 6,072people (2011) - 963households - 62.4%literacy - 801301PIN code ## Dhurgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhurgaon is 801301.** Dhurgaon falls in Ekangarsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - PIN code801301 - Gram panchayatDhurgaon - Community development blockEkangarsarai - Census village code244846 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhurgaon from nearby towns? - Ekangarsarai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)35 km by road - Biharsharif (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 Dhurgaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Aungari - ○Degree college10+ km · Aungari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)3 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 Dhurgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Dhurgaon Of every 100 households in Dhurgaon in 2011, 19 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhurgaon · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **18% Toilet within the home ****15%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **75% Tap water ****16%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****73%** **58% Television ****21%** **18% Mobile phone ****60%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dhurgaon? ■ Dhurgaon · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **915 Working population ****47.4%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 49.7% for women. 45% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 257 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (13%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 215 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2,004 (70%) 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 - Op8,331 people - Ekangar Dih7,100 people - Telhara6,236 people - Mandachh5,352 people - Aungari5,261 people - Jamuawan3,974 people - Kosiawan3,903 people [All 89 villages in Ekangarsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhurgaon?801301 - How far is Dhurgaon from Biharsharif?35 km by road - What is the population of Dhurgaon?6,072 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhurgaon in?Nalanda district (Ekangarsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhurgaon?62.4% (Census 2011)