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

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Dawanpur

Dawanpur is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,544 people in 382 households**, the 27th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,544people (2011)
- 382households
- 57.8%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Dawanpur PIN code and other codes

Dawanpur falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmri
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252435

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

## How far is Dawanpur from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)7 km by road
- Sasaram (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 Dawanpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dawanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karbandiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dawanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Dawanpur

Of every 100 households in Dawanpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dawanpur · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**74%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****40%**

**55%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dawanpur?

■ Dawanpur · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**927

Working population ****38.9%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 48.9% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (13%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 787 (79%)

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

- Basa2,683 people
- Gajdwahi2,678 people
- Molawan2,638 people
- Banrasia2,585 people
- Garara2,461 people
- Muradabad Khurd2,310 people
- Karserua2,309 people
- Kota2,303 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dawanpur from Sasaram?7 km by road
- What is the population of Dawanpur?2,544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dawanpur in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dawanpur?57.8% (Census 2011)