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- LGD code
- 256484
- Pincode
- 824231
- Post office
- Bodhgaya
- Population
- 2,869
- Households
- 468
- Literacy rate
- 48.4%
- Sex ratio
- 914 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 990
Census 2011 · in context
How Dirawan compares
By population, Dirawan ranks #16 of 141 villages in Bodh Gaya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.4%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Dirawan
- 48.4%
- Bodh Gaya mandal
- 46.3%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
914
−38 vs mandal average
- Dirawan
- 914
- Bodh Gaya mandal
- 952
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Dirawan
- 6.1
- Bodh Gaya mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dirawan at a glance
Dirawan is a village of 2,869 people in 468 households (Census 2011) in Bodh Gaya block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 16th-largest of 141 villages in Bodh Gaya block. Literacy is 48%, 2 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 914 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824231, served by Bodhgaya post office; the LGD village code is 256484. The village votes in Barbigha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Kumar Puspanjay. The population is estimated at 3,383 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kurmawan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirawan · this village | 2,869 | 48% | — |
| Kurmawan · Bodh Gaya | 4,073 | 47% | — |
| Baraini · Bodh Gaya | 2,265 | 68% | — |
| Karman Dhab · Bodh Gaya | 1,701 | 49% | — |
| Birhut · Bodh Gaya | 1,098 | 35% | — |
| Dumri · Bodh Gaya | 944 | 38% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dirawan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BODH GAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Dirawan
- Total area (ha)
- 348
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 277
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dirawan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dirawan
- LGD code
- 256484
- Pincode
- 824231
- Post office
- Bodhgaya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,869
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,383
- Households
- 468
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 914
- Literacy rate
- 48.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nawada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barbigha
- Member of Parliament
- Vivek Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Kumar Puspanjay
- Block / Mandal
- Bodh Gaya
- Nearest railway station
- Sarsa Jamalpur (2.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 824231
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dirawan
Other villages in Bodh Gaya mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)