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

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Dhanokhar

Dhanokhar is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,360 people in 228 households**, the 50th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,360people (2011)
- 228households
- 45.7%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Dhanokhar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatTelaundha
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240185

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

## How far is Dhanokhar from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)30 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 Dhanokhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Fatehpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhu.
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kahal.
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bha.
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Dhanokhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Dhanokhar

Of every 100 households in Dhanokhar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhanokhar · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****25%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**31%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Dhanokhar?

■ Dhanokhar · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**944

Working population ****61.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.5% for men and 35.4% for women. 69% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 654 (78%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 140 (17%)

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

- Tilaundha1,436 people
- Kajha1,417 people
- Jalha1,400 people
- Rani Bamia1,374 people
- Imamuddinpur1,334 people
- Mangachak1,332 people
- Dobhi1,321 people
- Bora1,308 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanokhar from Bhagalpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanokhar?1,360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanokhar in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanokhar?45.7% (Census 2011)