# Dhawachita Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/dhawachita/ Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad # Dhawachita Dhawachita is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,990 people in 374 households**, the 37th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,990people (2011) - 374households - 71.4%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Dhawachita PIN code and other codes Dhawachita falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayatDhawachita - Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras - Census village code361477 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhawachita from nearby towns? - Baghmara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)10 km by road - Dhanbad (nearest town)10 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 Dhawachita? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhawachita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhawachita - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Dhawachita known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 1% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Dhawachita Of every 100 households in Dhawachita in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dhawachita · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **86% Toilet within the home ****6%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **26% Use banking services ****82%** **66% Television ****49%** **53% Mobile phone ****67%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **15% Own their home ****96%** **82% 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 Dhawachita? ■ Dhawachita · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186** **929 Working population ****29.6%** **29.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 56.2% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 354 (60%) · **■** Marginal 211 (36%) 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 Baghmara-Cum-Katras - Pochari2,093 people - Khonathi2,077 people - Bhurungia2,038 people - Bilbera1,994 people - Tetulia1,889 people - Phatamahul1,823 people - Rampur1,822 people - Barpanredih1,777 people [All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhawachita from Dhanbad?10 km by road - What is the population of Dhawachita?1,990 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhawachita in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Dhawachita?71.4% (Census 2011)