# Dhawani Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Dhawani

Dhawani is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,494 people in 391 households**, the 25th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,494people (2011)
- 391households
- 72.0%literacy
- 830females per 1,000 males

## Dhawani PIN code and other codes

Dhawani falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGamhariya
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251372

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

## How far is Dhawani from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)67 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)19 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 Dhawani?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhawani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Dhawani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Dhawani

Of every 100 households in Dhawani in 2011, 1 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhawani · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**84%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****82%**

**66%

Television ****9%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhawani?

■ Dhawani · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**926

Working population ****46.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 61.2% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (21%) · **■** Household industry 220 (19%) · **■** Other work 96 (8%) · **■** Marginal 380 (32%)

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 Karakat

- Raghunathpur2,613 people
- Karma2,597 people
- Karakat2,563 people
- Paharma2,522 people
- Zorawarpur2,486 people
- Sohda2,322 people
- Niranjanpur2,263 people
- Gamhariya2,256 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhawani from Sasaram?67 km by road
- What is the population of Dhawani?2,494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhawani in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhawani?72.0% (Census 2011)