# Dhamaul Village, Kurtha, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurtha, Arwal 

# Dhamaul

Dhamaul is a village in Kurtha sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804423**. The 2011 Census counted **6,102 people in 948 households**, the 4th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 6,102people (2011)
- 948households
- 63.2%literacy
- 804423PIN code

## Dhamaul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhamaul is 804423.** Dhamaul falls in Kurtha sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804423
- Gram panchayatDhamaul
- Community development blockKurtha
- Census village code260873

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

## How far is Dhamaul from nearby towns?

- Kurtha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)28 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)75 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 Dhamaul?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Dhamaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Dhamaul

Of every 100 households in Dhamaul in 2011, 1 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamaul · ■ Kurtha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**62%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

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 Dhamaul?

■ Dhamaul · ■ Kurtha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**918

Working population ****27.4%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 51.8% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 380 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 519 (31%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (5%) · **■** Marginal 659 (39%)

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 Kurtha

- Nighwan7,279 people
- Khemkaran Saray7,237 people
- Pinjranwan6,664 people
- Manikpur4,481 people
- Kod marai3,960 people
- Kurthadih3,790 people
- Rajepur3,753 people

[All 72 villages in Kurtha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kurtha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhamaul?804423
- How far is Dhamaul from Arwal?28 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamaul?6,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamaul in?Arwal district (Kurtha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamaul?63.2% (Census 2011)
