# Dhanshripur Village, Baska, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baska, Baksa 

# Dhanshripur

Dhanshripur is a village in Baska sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,817 people in 333 households**, the 18th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,817people (2011)
- 333households
- 62.7%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Dhanshripur PIN code and other codes

Dhanshripur falls in Baska sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockBaska
- Census village code304472

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhanshripur from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (nearest town)45 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 Dhanshripur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanshripur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barama
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Dhanshripur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 561 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhanshripur

Of every 100 households in Dhanshripur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanshripur · ■ Baska rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**64%

Tap water ****13%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****18%**

**34%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Dhanshripur?

■ Dhanshripur · ■ Baska rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**964

Working population ****40.8%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 52.6% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (12%) · **■** Marginal 351 (47%)

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 Baska

- Garamdew2,032 people
- Odalguri1,977 people
- Uzirbari1,914 people
- Matipur1,898 people
- Gaon Rajsthan1,805 people
- Reclamation Block "A"1,794 people
- Block "C"1,779 people
- Thamna1,755 people

[All 86 villages in Baska](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/baska/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanshripur?1,817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanshripur in?Baksa district (Baska sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanshripur?62.7% (Census 2011)