# Darigawan Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Darigawan

Darigawan is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **821117**. The 2011 Census counted **5,964 people in 1,049 households**, the 1st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 5,964people (2011)
- 1,049households
- 68.2%literacy
- 821117PIN code

## Darigawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darigawan is 821117.** Darigawan falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821117
- Gram panchayatDarigawn
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252471

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

## How far is Darigawan from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)15 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 Darigawan?

31 services counted by the Census are inside Darigawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karbandiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Darigawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Darigawan

Of every 100 households in Darigawan in 2011, 17 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Darigawan · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**74%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****47%**

**55%

Television ****15%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Darigawan?

■ Darigawan · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**927

Working population ****27.4%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 57.6% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 337 (21%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 341 (21%) · **■** Marginal 776 (47%)

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 Sasaram

- Dhaudanr5,816 people
- Amri5,527 people
- Amra4,944 people
- Sikaria4,934 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darigawan?821117
- How far is Darigawan from Sasaram?15 km by road
- What is the population of Darigawan?5,964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darigawan in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Darigawan?68.2% (Census 2011)
