# Dhankar Village, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sabour, Bhagalpur 

# Dhankar

Dhankar is a village in Sabour sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,941 people in 360 households**, the 29th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,941people (2011)
- 360households
- 74.8%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Dhankar PIN code and other codes

Dhankar falls in Sabour sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandheri
- Community development blockSabour
- Census village code239400

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

## How far is Dhankar from nearby towns?

- Sabour (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)9 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)9 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 Dhankar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankar; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sabaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sabaur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Dhankar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Dhankar

Of every 100 households in Dhankar in 2011, 62 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhankar · ■ Sabour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**78%

Use banking services ****49%**

**49%

Television ****33%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Dhankar?

■ Dhankar · ■ Sabour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**944

Working population ****29.3%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 64.5% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 144 (25%) · **■** Marginal 300 (53%)

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 Sabour

- Bansitikar2,445 people
- Gopalpur2,387 people
- Chandheri2,382 people
- Khan Kita2,227 people
- Mirzapur1,936 people
- Lodipur Kalan1,794 people
- Bagder1,790 people
- Jagatpur1,341 people

[All 82 villages in Sabour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sabour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhankar from Bhagalpur?9 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankar?1,941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankar in?Bhagalpur district (Sabour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankar?74.8% (Census 2011)