# Dona Village, Hisua, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hisua, Nawada 

# Dona

Dona is a village in Hisua sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,316 people in 711 households**, the 3rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 5,316people (2011)
- 711households
- 53.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Dona PIN code and other codes

Dona falls in Hisua sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockHisua
- Census village code258125

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

## How far is Dona from nearby towns?

- Hisua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)24 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)10 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 Dona?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Hisua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Dona known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Dona

Of every 100 households in Dona in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dona · ■ Hisua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Dona?

■ Dona · ■ Hisua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**928

Working population ****43.4%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 39.7% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 674 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 766 (33%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 284 (12%) · **■** Marginal 575 (25%)

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 Hisua

- Tungi7,246 people
- Bagodar5,560 people
- Chhatiar4,306 people
- Majhwe4,082 people
- Hadsa3,906 people
- Kaithir3,811 people

[All 51 villages in Hisua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/hisua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dona from Nawada?24 km by road
- What is the population of Dona?5,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dona in?Nawada district (Hisua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dona?53.2% (Census 2011)