# Dewan Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanarua, Patna 

# Dewan

Dewan is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,954 people in 501 households**, the 19th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 2,954people (2011)
- 501households
- 62.9%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Dewan PIN code and other codes

Dewan falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDewaa
- Community development blockDhanarua
- Census village code246023

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

## How far is Dewan from nearby towns?

- Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)35 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)16 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 Dewan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dewan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masaurhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Masaurhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Dewan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Dewan

Of every 100 households in Dewan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dewan · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**48%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dewan?

■ Dewan · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**947

Working population ****40.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 47.5% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 356 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 673 (57%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (7%) · **■** Marginal 60 (5%)

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 Dhanarua

- Moriawan3,458 people
- Sain3,407 people
- Bir3,256 people
- Bhakhri2,987 people
- Dhanruwa2,938 people
- Lawaich2,882 people
- Nataul2,852 people
- Dhamaul2,786 people

[All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewan from Patna?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dewan?2,954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewan in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dewan?62.9% (Census 2011)