# Dhanihar Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Dhanihar

Dhanihar is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813221**. The 2011 Census counted **996 people in 196 households**, the 72nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 996people (2011)
- 196households
- 57.8%literacy
- 813221PIN code

## Dhanihar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanihar is 813221.** Dhanihar falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813221
- Gram panchayatChhatahar
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240388

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

## How far is Dhanihar from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)24 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 Dhanihar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurma
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Dhanihar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Dhanihar

Of every 100 households in Dhanihar in 2011, 8 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanihar · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**94%

Use banking services ****47%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**36%

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 Dhanihar?

■ Dhanihar · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**918

Working population ****39.2%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 47.0% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 24 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 358 (92%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Bansipur1,058 people
- Jogdiha1,014 people
- Rampur Dharhi1,007 people
- Bhagwatchak999 people
- Paidapur969 people
- Bishunpur964 people
- Karanpur955 people
- Bhitti928 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanihar?813221
- How far is Dhanihar from Banka?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanihar?996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanihar in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanihar?57.8% (Census 2011)