# Doriawan Village, Sheosagar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas 

# Doriawan

Doriawan is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 184 households**, the 43rd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,286people (2011)
- 184households
- 76.3%literacy
- 840females per 1,000 males

## Doriawan PIN code and other codes

Doriawan falls in Sheosagar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKumhau
- Community development blockSheosagar
- Census village code252190

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

## How far is Doriawan from nearby towns?

- Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)6 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 Doriawan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Doriawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sasaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheosagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Doriawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Doriawan

Of every 100 households in Doriawan in 2011, 50 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Doriawan · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

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

**71%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**53%

Television ****29%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Doriawan?

■ Doriawan · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**953

Working population ****30.4%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 65.1% for women. 44% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (24%) · **■** Marginal 211 (54%)

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 Sheosagar

- Garura1,342 people
- Ghatkan1,319 people
- Rasendua1,313 people
- Chanua1,306 people
- Parari1,280 people
- Sahuwa1,244 people
- Senuwar1,238 people
- Danrwa1,235 people

[All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Doriawan from Sasaram?6 km by road
- What is the population of Doriawan?1,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Doriawan in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Doriawan?76.3% (Census 2011)