# Diawan Village, Karai Parsurai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/karai-parsurai/diawan/ Village · Karai Parsurai, Nalanda # Diawan Diawan is a village in Karai Parsurai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,598 people in 609 households**, the 6th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 3,598people (2011) - 609households - 48.7%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Diawan PIN code and other codes Diawan falls in Karai Parsurai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDiyawan - Community development blockKarai Parsurai - Census village code244158 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Diawan from nearby towns? - Karai Parsurai (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)38 km by road - Hilsa (nearest town)12 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 Diawan? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Diawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Karai Parsurai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Diawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Diawan Of every 100 households in Diawan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Diawan · ■ Karai Parsurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****26%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **78% Tap water ****26%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****59%** **46% Television ****13%** **9% Mobile phone ****45%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****37%** **37% Own their home ****97%** **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 Diawan? ■ Diawan · ■ Karai Parsurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%** **56.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **950 Working population ****43.6%** **42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.5% for men and 37.6% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 70 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (19%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 408 (26%) · **■** Marginal 783 (50%) 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 Karai Parsurai - Parsarai5,288 people - Karai4,982 people - Makhdumpur4,670 people - Sandh3,800 people - Makrauta3,148 people - Gondu Bigha2,744 people - Chand Kura2,420 people - Musarhi2,398 people [All 45 villages in Karai Parsurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/karai-parsurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Diawan from Biharsharif?38 km by road - What is the population of Diawan?3,598 (Census 2011) - Which district is Diawan in?Nalanda district (Karai Parsurai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Diawan?48.7% (Census 2011)