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

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Dhanpura

Dhanpura is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,377 people in 273 households**, the 75th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 1,377people (2011)
- 273households
- 51.0%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Dhanpura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPathrabari
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222145

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?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)20 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jokihat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishgaanj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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**. About 91% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated.

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, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanpura · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****51%**

**17%

Television ****31%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**961

Working population ****27.9%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 43.5% for women. 43% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 68 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (32%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (11%) · **■** Marginal 142 (37%)

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 Jokihat

- Jokihat1,589 people
- Durgapur1,516 people
- Parha1,491 people
- Rani Istamrar1,414 people
- Bankora1,275 people
- Rani1,250 people
- Karahara1,171 people
- Saifullah Tola1,152 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanpura from Araria?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanpura?1,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanpura in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanpura?51.0% (Census 2011)