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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Dhawan is a village in Bikramganj mandal, Rohtas district, Bihar with a population of 2,746 across 418 households. The village has a literacy rate of 65.3% and PIN code 802212.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANOJ KUMAR
Contact: 95****3308
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- LGD code
- 251194
- Pincode
- 802212
- Post office
- Bikramganj
- Population
- 2,746
- Households
- 418
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Sex ratio
- 908 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 810
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Patna
- 44 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 449 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jehanabad · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Hussain Nursing Home · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhawan compares
By population, Dhawan ranks #10 of 100 villages in Bikramganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.3%
+3.0% vs mandal average
- Dhawan
- 65.3%
- Bikramganj mandal
- 62.3%
- Rohtas district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−3 vs mandal average
- Dhawan
- 908
- Bikramganj mandal
- 911
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Dhawan
- 6.6
- Bikramganj mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhawan at a glance
Dhawan is a village of 2,746 people in 418 households (Census 2011) in Bikramganj block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 10th-largest of 100 villages in Bikramganj block. Literacy is 65%, 3 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Rohtas district centre, 5 km from Kako, the nearest town, 3 km from Jehanabad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802212, served by Bikramganj post office; the LGD village code is 251194. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hussain Nursing Home, 3 km away. The sarpanch is MANOJ KUMAR, and the village votes in Jahanabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rahul Sharma. The population is estimated at 3,238 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhawan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIKRAMGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jamorhi
- Total area (ha)
- 105
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 98
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhawan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhawan
- LGD code
- 251194
- Pincode
- 802212
- Post office
- Bikramganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,746
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,238
- Households
- 418
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 908
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Coordinates
- 25.21259°N, 85.01536°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jahanabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jahanabad
- Member of Parliament
- Surendra Prasad Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rahul Sharma
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANOJ KUMAR
- Block / Mandal
- Bikramganj
Getting there
How to reach Dhawan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna44 kmcapital
- Kolkata449 km
- Delhi861 km
- Hyderabad1102 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJehanabad3 km
- Hospital / PHCHussain Nursing Home3 km
- ATM / bankIDBI Bank3 km
- Petrol pumpMaa Durga Fuel Station2 km
- CollegeSU College29 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Masaurhi16 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dhawan
1 Temple, 2 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Dhawan
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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