# Dhobhawan Village, Pandarak, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/pandarak/dhobhawan/ Village · Pandarak, Patna # Dhobhawan Dhobhawan is a village in Pandarak sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,165 people in 1,573 households**, the 2nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 11,165people (2011) - 1,573households - 50.2%literacy - 886females per 1,000 males ## Dhobhawan PIN code and other codes Dhobhawan falls in Pandarak sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDabhawan - Community development blockPandarak - Census village code246503 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhobhawan from nearby towns? - Pandarak (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Patna (district HQ)98 km by road - Barh (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 Dhobhawan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobhawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Barh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Dhobhawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 747 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Dhobhawan Of every 100 households in Dhobhawan in 2011, 18 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhobhawan · ■ Pandarak rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **37% Toilet within the home ****13%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **73% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****43%** **54% Television ****13%** **19% Mobile phone ****63%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **28% Own their home ****96%** **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 Dhobhawan? ■ Dhobhawan · ■ Pandarak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **892 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **907 Working population ****38.8%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.5% for men and 35.0% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 293 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,614 (37%) · **■** Household industry 39 (1%) · **■** Other work 254 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2,132 (49%) 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 Pandarak - Pundarakh32,627 people - Bihari Bigha5,749 people - Shekhpura5,375 people - Parsaman5,064 people - Raili5,026 people [All 72 villages in Pandarak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/pandarak/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhobhawan from Patna?98 km by road - What is the population of Dhobhawan?11,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhobhawan in?Patna district (Pandarak sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhobhawan?50.2% (Census 2011)