# Dhab Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Dhab

Dhab is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,314 people in 286 households**, the 19th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,314people (2011)
- 286households
- 55.3%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Dhab PIN code and other codes

Dhab falls in Sirdala sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258335

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

## How far is Dhab from nearby towns?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)35 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)20 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 Dhab?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhab; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 · Rajauli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Dhab known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Dhab

Of every 100 households in Dhab in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhab · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**97%

Use banking services ****65%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhab?

■ Dhab · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**972

Working population ****30.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 45.1% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (4%) · **■** Household industry 85 (12%) · **■** Other work 63 (9%) · **■** Marginal 303 (43%)

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 Sirdala

- Narauli2,586 people
- Barsot2,517 people
- Bhalua2,433 people
- Khanpura2,391 people
- Taran2,172 people
- Chamotha2,131 people
- Chaugawan2,124 people
- Fatehpur2,113 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhab from Nawada?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dhab?2,314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhab in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhab?55.3% (Census 2011)