# Dhawahi Village, Harsidhi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran 

# Dhawahi

Dhawahi is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,776 people in 1,366 households**, the 9th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 6,776people (2011)
- 1,366households
- 46.8%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Dhawahi PIN code and other codes

Dhawahi falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBairiyadih
- Community development blockHarsidhi
- Census village code218040

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

## How far is Dhawahi from nearby towns?

- Harsidhi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)25 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)7 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 Dhawahi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhawahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harsidhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhankharaiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Dhawahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 344 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 Dhawahi

Of every 100 households in Dhawahi in 2011, 8 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhawahi · ■ Harsidhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**50%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**17%

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 Dhawahi?

■ Dhawahi · ■ Harsidhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**922

Working population ****38.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 36.0% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 382 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 807 (31%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,299 (50%)

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 Harsidhi

- Jadopur7,294 people
- Ghiuadhar7,291 people
- Jaga Pakar6,998 people
- Sonbarsa6,949 people
- Dudhahi6,485 people
- Murarpur5,834 people
- Panapur5,791 people
- Kanchhedwa5,674 people

[All 61 villages in Harsidhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhawahi from Motihari?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dhawahi?6,776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhawahi in?Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhawahi?46.8% (Census 2011)