Dhanawan, Rafiganj, Aurangabad, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Dhanawan


The village Dhanawan is located in Rafiganj C.D.Block of Aurangabad District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Lohara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Rafiganj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rafiganj, which is about 8 kilometers away from Dhanawan.

Travel and Communication for Dhanawan


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Dhanawan,
Aurangabad,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dhanawan


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Dhanawan is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Dhanawan is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Dhanawan


As per available data from the year 2009, 2584 persons live in 375 house holds in the village Dhanawan. There are 1215 female individuals and 1369 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.02% and males constitute 52.98% of the total population.

There are 94 scheduled castes persons of which 38 are females and 56 are males. Females constitute 40.43% and males constitute 59.57% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.64% of the total population.

Population density of Dhanawan is 678.22 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dhanawan


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Total area of Dhanawan is 381 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 300 ha. About 170 ha is un-irrigated area. About 130 ha is irrigated area. About 112 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 12 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 6 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 35.5 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 11 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 28 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2 ha is culturable waste land. About 1 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.5 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Dhanawan


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Panti, which is less than 5 kms away from Dhanawan.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Dhanawan.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Raphiganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Rafiganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Rafiganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

Colleges in Dhanawan


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Rafiganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

Other Educational Facilities in Dhanawan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

Healthcare Facilities in Dhanawan


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhanawan.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Dhanawan.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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