# Dhobgawan Village, Kalyanpur, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/kalyanpur/dhobgawan/ Village · Kalyanpur, Samastipur # Dhobgawan Dhobgawan is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,885 people in 1,594 households**, the 6th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 6,885people (2011) - 1,594households - 62.5%literacy - 934females per 1,000 males ## Dhobgawan PIN code and other codes Dhobgawan falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhobgawan - Community development blockKalyanpur - Census village code236222 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhobgawan from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)16 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)16 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 Dhobgawan? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Dhobgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 389 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 Dhobgawan Of every 100 households in Dhobgawan in 2011, 11 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhobgawan · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **10% Toilet within the home ****24%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****56%** **51% Television ****12%** **9% Mobile phone ****42%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **29% 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 Dhobgawan? ■ Dhobgawan · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **937 Working population ****31.7%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 55.1% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 512 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 588 (27%) · **■** Household industry 51 (2%) · **■** Other work 227 (10%) · **■** Marginal 803 (37%) 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 Kalyanpur - Somnaha9,408 people - Malinagar9,074 people - Ratwara7,295 people - Birsinghpur7,132 people - Chak Mahsi6,690 people - Gopalpur6,681 people - Ram Bhadarpur6,443 people - Saidpur6,352 people [All 152 villages in Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/kalyanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhobgawan from Samastipur?16 km by road - What is the population of Dhobgawan?6,885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhobgawan in?Samastipur district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhobgawan?62.5% (Census 2011)