# Dhan Kund Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Dhan Kund

Dhan Kund is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **84 people in 13 households**, the 165th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 84people (2011)
- 13households
- 80.6%literacy
- 787females per 1,000 males

## Dhan Kund PIN code and other codes

Dhan Kund falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakaita-Babura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241054

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

## How far is Dhan Kund from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banka (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 Dhan Kund?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sonai Chak
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Dhan Kund known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 83% of the 3 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Dhan Kund

Of every 100 households in Dhan Kund in 2011, 62 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhan Kund · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Dhan Kund?

■ Dhan Kund · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****787**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**943

Working population ****22.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 67.6% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (21%) · **■** Other work 6 (32%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Dhuraiya

- Karharia Arazi111 people
- Kusaha109 people
- Parghari104 people
- Chormara100 people
- Sonai Chak74 people
- Laruli Chak69 people
- Majhgain69 people
- Sijhat67 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhan Kund from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Dhan Kund?84 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhan Kund in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhan Kund?80.6% (Census 2011)