# Dhawan Village, Bikramganj, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bikramganj, Rohtas 

# Dhawan

Dhawan is a village in Bikramganj sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **802212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,746 people in 418 households**, the 10th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 2,746people (2011)
- 418households
- 78.0%literacy
- 802212PIN code

## Dhawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhawan is 802212.** Dhawan falls in Bikramganj sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code802212
- Gram panchayatJamorhi
- Community development blockBikramganj
- Census village code251194

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

## How far is Dhawan from nearby towns?

- Bikramganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)3 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 Dhawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kastar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Dhawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Dhawan

Of every 100 households in Dhawan in 2011, 41 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhawan · ■ Bikramganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**74%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**89%

Use banking services ****37%**

**65%

Television ****30%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhawan?

■ Dhawan · ■ Bikramganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**906

Working population ****29.5%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 68.3% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 306 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (8%) · **■** Marginal 332 (41%)

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 Bikramganj

- Shiwpur4,346 people
- Jamorhi3,668 people
- Khaira3,240 people
- Morauna3,000 people
- Kusamhra2,617 people
- Noawan2,397 people
- Ramna Dihra2,154 people
- Amathu2,045 people

[All 100 villages in Bikramganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/bikramganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhawan?802212
- How far is Dhawan from Sasaram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dhawan?2,746 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhawan in?Rohtas district (Bikramganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhawan?78.0% (Census 2011)