# Dhanpura Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Dhanpura

Dhanpura is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **375 people in 83 households**, the 96th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 375people (2011)
- 83households
- 71.1%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Dhanpura PIN code and other codes

Dhanpura falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatiari
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221623

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

## How far is Dhanpura from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)36 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)4 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 Dhanpura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Dhanpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 89% of the 41 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 Dhanpura

Of every 100 households in Dhanpura in 2011, 46 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhanpura · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**97%

Use banking services ****53%**

**20%

Television ****30%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Dhanpura?

■ Dhanpura · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****656**

**955

Working population ****22.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 63.3% for women. 37% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (29%) · **■** Other work 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 14 (16%)

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 Forbesganj

- Dumaria525 people
- Kulharia Jagir477 people
- Bhaghal Halia431 people
- Hasanpur Khurd388 people
- Bhawanipur374 people
- Shankarpur346 people
- Pokharia329 people
- Lahsunganj311 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanpura from Araria?36 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanpura?375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanpura in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanpura?71.1% (Census 2011)