# Dhanubasar Village, Chanan, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanan, Banka 

# Dhanubasar

Dhanubasar is a village in Chanan sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,483 people in 737 households**, the 4th largest of 269 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.8%.

- 4,483people (2011)
- 737households
- 46.7%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Dhanubasar PIN code and other codes

Dhanubasar falls in Chanan sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhanubasar
- Community development blockChanan
- Census village code241863

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

## How far is Dhanubasar from nearby towns?

- Chanan (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)39 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)40 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 Dhanubasar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanubasar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Dhanubasar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 21% of the 693 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Dhanubasar

Of every 100 households in Dhanubasar in 2011, 13 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanubasar · ■ Chanan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhanubasar?

■ Dhanubasar · ■ Chanan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**46.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**967

Working population ****28.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 31.0% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (7%) · **■** Marginal 951 (74%)

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 Chanan

- Tola Chandan6,967 people
- Tola Kolhaidih4,779 people
- Chihutjor4,602 people
- Siljori3,619 people
- Tola Bhelwa2,863 people
- Tola Suia2,570 people
- Tola Barkera2,446 people

[All 333 villages in Chanan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanubasar from Banka?39 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanubasar?4,483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanubasar in?Banka district (Chanan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanubasar?46.7% (Census 2011)