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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 244158
- Pincode
- 801304
- Post office
- Karaipersurai
- Population
- 3,598
- Households
- 609
- Literacy rate
- 39.7%
- Sex ratio
- 894 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,569
Census 2011 · in context
How Diawan compares
By population, Diawan ranks #6 of 45 villages in Karai Parsurai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.7%
−6.0% vs mandal average
- Diawan
- 39.7%
- Karai Parsurai mandal
- 45.7%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
894
−37 vs mandal average
- Diawan
- 894
- Karai Parsurai mandal
- 931
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Diawan
- 5.9
- Karai Parsurai mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Diawan at a glance
Diawan is a village of 3,598 people in 609 households (Census 2011) in Karai Parsurai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 6th-largest of 45 villages in Karai Parsurai block. Literacy is 40%, 6 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 894 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801304, served by Karaipersurai post office; the LGD village code is 244158. The village votes in Kurhani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kedar Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 4,242 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Diyawan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diawan · this village | 3,598 | 40% | — |
| Chand Kura · Karai Parsurai | 2,420 | 51% | — |
| Hunrari · Karai Parsurai | 1,747 | 44% | — |
| Milik Hunrari · Karai Parsurai | 1,238 | 38% | — |
| Hathla · Karai Parsurai | 738 | 62% | — |
| Chaurasi · Karai Parsurai | 482 | 78% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Diawan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HILSA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Diyawan
- Total area (ha)
- 240
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 200
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Diawan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Diawan
- LGD code
- 244158
- Pincode
- 801304
- Post office
- Karaipersurai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,598
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,242
- Households
- 609
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 894
- Literacy rate
- 39.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Muzaffarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kurhani
- Member of Parliament
- Raj Bhushan Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kedar Prasad Gupta
- Block / Mandal
- Karai Parsurai
- Nearest railway station
- Silaut (3.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 801304
- BerthuKarai Parsurai mandal6,565 pop
- ParsaraiKarai Parsurai mandal5,288 pop
- KaraiKarai Parsurai mandal4,982 pop
- SandhKarai Parsurai mandal3,800 pop
- MakrautaKarai Parsurai mandal3,148 pop
- Gondu BighaKarai Parsurai mandal2,744 pop
- KorariNagar Nausa mandal2,496 pop
- Chand KuraKarai Parsurai mandal2,420 pop
- MusarhiKarai Parsurai mandal2,398 pop
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Other villages named Diawan
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Diawan
Other villages in Karai Parsurai mandal
View all 44+ →- Berthu
- Parsarai
- Karai
- Makhdumpur
- Sandh
- Makrauta
- Gondu Bigha
- Chand Kura
- Musarhi
- Binsa
- Pakri
- Niria
- Hunrari
- Merhwan
- Abupur
- Chhitar Bigha
- Kamarthu
- Khokhna
- Salempur
- Milik Hunrari
- Rasulpur
- Berawan
- Farashpur
- Amat
- Mohiuddinpur
- Gulariabigha
- Salempur
- Malikpur
- Galibpur
- Pakhanpur
- Hathla
- Shahbazpur
- Mohiuddinpur Chak
- Jalalpur
- Kandhauli
- Bazidpurchak
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)