# Dorwan Village, Dulhin Bazar, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dulhin Bazar, Patna 

# Dorwan

Dorwan is a village in Dulhin Bazar sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,521 people in 363 households**, the 20th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 2,521people (2011)
- 363households
- 65.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Dorwan PIN code and other codes

Dorwan falls in Dulhin Bazar sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSadaveh Dorwan
- Community development blockDulhin Bazar
- Census village code245657

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

## How far is Dorwan from nearby towns?

- Dulhin Bazar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)40 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)21 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 Dorwan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dorwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kab
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Danara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Dorwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Dorwan

Of every 100 households in Dorwan in 2011, 12 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dorwan · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**72%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****73%**

**57%

Television ****32%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Dorwan?

■ Dorwan · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**939

Working population ****27.6%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 53.9% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (33%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 201 (29%) · **■** Marginal 175 (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 Dulhin Bazar

- Mahabalipur3,009 people
- Barka Kharwa2,766 people
- Saraiya2,670 people
- Sarkuna2,613 people
- Fatehpur2,324 people
- Pansuhi2,068 people
- Alipur2,039 people
- Narwan2,009 people

[All 54 villages in Dulhin Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dulhin-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dorwan from Patna?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dorwan?2,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dorwan in?Patna district (Dulhin Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dorwan?65.8% (Census 2011)