Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur # Dhanaura Dhanaura is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code 813232. The 2011 Census counted 11,740 people in 2,140 households, the 5th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 11,740 people (2011) - 2,140 households - 47.1% literacy - 813232 PIN code ## Dhanaura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhanaura is 813232. Dhanaura falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - PIN code 813232 - Gram panchayat Ramjanipur - Community development block Colgong - Census village code 239308 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhanaura from nearby towns? - Colgong (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 25 km by road - Colgong (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhanaura? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kahalgaow - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kahalgaow - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhanaura known for? The main crops are paddy. About 93% of the 1,568 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhanaura Of every 100 households in Dhanaura in 2011, 20 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhanaura · ■ Colgong rural average - Electricity for lighting 20% 32% - Toilet within the home 10% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 78% - Tap water 8% 9% - Drinking water within premises 21% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 84% - Use banking services 40% 42% - Television 8% 17% - Mobile phone 50% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 34% 31% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhanaura? ■ Dhanaura · ■ Colgong rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.1% 58.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 872 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 910 947 - Working population 41.2% 30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.6% for men and 36.3% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 224 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 853 (18%) · ■ Household industry 15 (0%) · ■ Other work 421 (9%) · ■ Marginal 3,322 (69%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Colgong - Shankarpur Khawas 38,852 people - Bholsar 17,421 people - Kishundaspur 14,824 people - Mohanpur Gaughatta 12,083 people - Parmanandpur Khawas 11,229 people - Sangalbahita 9,574 people - Ekchari 8,945 people - Mathurapur 7,873 people All 209 villages in Colgong ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanaura? 813232 - How far is Dhanaura from Bhagalpur? 25 km by road - What is the population of Dhanaura? 11,740 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanaura in? Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhanaura? 47.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/dhanaura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.