# Dhanauri Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Dhanauri

Dhanauri is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,731 people in 255 households**, the 34th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,731people (2011)
- 255households
- 57.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Dhanauri PIN code and other codes

Dhanauri falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarinaki
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240306

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

## How far is Dhanauri from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)20 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 Dhanauri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanauri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 Dhanauri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Dhanauri

Of every 100 households in Dhanauri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanauri · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****79%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhanauri?

■ Dhanauri · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**944

Working population ****39.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 45.8% for women. 45% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (46%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 150 (22%)

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 Sonhaula

- Mahiawan1,930 people
- Khiridanr1,911 people
- Hukma1,827 people
- Pariak1,768 people
- Surmania1,727 people
- Marra1,721 people
- Silhan1,671 people
- Jagarnathpur1,621 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanauri from Bhagalpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanauri?1,731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanauri in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanauri?57.0% (Census 2011)