Village · Sultanganj, Bhagalpur # Dhapra Dhapra is a village in Sultanganj sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,367 people in 340 households, the 45th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 1,367 people (2011) - 340 households - 70.2% literacy - 883 females per 1,000 males ## Dhapra PIN code and other codes Dhapra falls in Sultanganj sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Karhariya - Community development block Sultanganj - Census village code 239701 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhapra from nearby towns? - Sultanganj (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 46 km by road - Sultanganj (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhapra? 0 services counted by the Census are inside Dhapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Akbarnagar - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sultanganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sultanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhapra known for? The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhapra Of every 100 households in Dhapra in 2011, 18 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhapra · ■ Sultanganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 18% 26% - Toilet within the home 22% 35% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 63% - Tap water 1% 7% - Drinking water within premises 56% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 88% - Use banking services 32% 54% - Television 12% 18% - Mobile phone 65% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 24% 31% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhapra? ■ Dhapra · ■ Sultanganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.2% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 883 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 891 942 - Working population 43.8% 33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 65.3% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 65 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 283 (47%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 66 (11%) · ■ Marginal 181 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sultanganj - Pansala 1,441 people - Bath 1,437 people - Pipra Barhampur 1,425 people - Kastikri 1,395 people - Ghorghat Mal 1,170 people - Nonsar 1,163 people - Manihari 1,105 people - Hemra 1,101 people All 150 villages in Sultanganj ## Other places named Dhapra - Dhapra · Village, Bashant Rai*, Godda · 1,413 people - Dhapra · Village, Mandal, Bhilwara · 1,235 people - Dhapra · Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur · 276 people ## Quick answers - How far is Dhapra from Bhagalpur? 46 km by road - What is the population of Dhapra? 1,367 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhapra in? Bhagalpur district (Sultanganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhapra? 70.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sultanganj/dhapra-239701/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.