# Dhobgawan Village, Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/pusa/dhobgawan/ Village · Pusa, Samastipur # Dhobgawan Dhobgawan is a village in Pusa sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,873 people in 942 households**, the 10th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 4,873people (2011) - 942households - 73.5%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Dhobgawan PIN code and other codes Dhobgawan falls in Pusa sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhovgama - Community development blockPusa - Census village code236612 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? - Pusa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)20 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)20 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga ,, - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Dhobgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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, 48 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhobgawan · ■ Pusa rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **35% Toilet within the home ****34%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **71% Tap water ****5%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **85% Use banking services ****65%** **62% Television ****22%** **20% Mobile phone ****66%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **20% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 · ■ Pusa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **912 Working population ****34.4%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 65.1% for women. 51% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 172 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (16%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 289 (17%) · **■** Marginal 909 (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 Pusa - Harpur Mohamda7,487 people - Bishunpur Bathua5,726 people - Kubauli Ram5,725 people - BhagwanpurWaini urf Gangapur5,373 people - Dharmagalpur Bathua4,512 people - Mahamadpur Deopar4,146 people - Sri Rampur Ajodhya4,036 people - Kajia Bishunpur3,515 people [All 37 villages in Pusa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/pusa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhobgawan from Samastipur?20 km by road - What is the population of Dhobgawan?4,873 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhobgawan in?Samastipur district (Pusa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhobgawan?73.5% (Census 2011)