# Dahiawan Village, Chapra, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/chapra/dahiawan/ Village · Chapra, Saran # Dahiawan Dahiawan is a village in Chapra sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,951 people in 1,031 households**, the 8th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 5,951people (2011) - 1,031households - 92.8%literacy - 882females per 1,000 males ## Dahiawan PIN code and other codes Dahiawan falls in Chapra sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSandha - Community development blockChapra - Census village code233613 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dahiawan from nearby towns? - Chapra (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)1 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)5 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 Dahiawan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dahiawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chapra - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chapra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Dahiawan known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and potato**. About 73% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Dahiawan Of every 100 households in Dahiawan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Dahiawan · ■ Chapra rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **19% Toilet within the home ****92%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **78% Tap water ****28%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **89% Use banking services ****95%** **62% Television ****83%** **26% Mobile phone ****94%** **63% Computer with internet ****8%** **1% Two-wheeler ****59%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **16% Own their home ****81%** **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 Dahiawan? ■ Dahiawan · ■ Chapra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700** **912 Working population ****25.7%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.9% for men and 90.4% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 138 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,282 (84%) · **■** Marginal 66 (4%) 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 Chapra - Raipur Bingawan7,784 people - Bishunpura7,388 people - Maharajganj6,149 people - Phakuli6,122 people - Mauna5,835 people - Badlutola5,327 people - Jalalpur5,302 people - Gheghta4,514 people [All 109 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/chapra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dahiawan from Chhapra?1 km by road - What is the population of Dahiawan?5,951 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahiawan in?Saran district (Chapra sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dahiawan?92.8% (Census 2011)