# Dhamar Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/dhamar/ Village · Arrah, Bhojpur # Dhamar Dhamar is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,279 people in 1,000 households**, the 2nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 7,279people (2011) - 1,000households - 71.8%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Dhamar PIN code and other codes Dhamar falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhamar - Community development blockArrah - Census village code246807 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhamar from nearby towns? - Arrah (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)16 km by road - Arrah (nearest town)16 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 Dhamar? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Arrah - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Dhamar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Dhamar Of every 100 households in Dhamar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhamar · ■ Arrah rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **6% Toilet within the home ****44%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **91% Use banking services ****72%** **61% Television ****26%** **20% Mobile phone ****65%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Dhamar? ■ Dhamar · ■ Arrah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **900 Working population ****26.3%** **27.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 57.6% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 281 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 774 (40%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 430 (22%) · **■** Marginal 410 (21%) 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 Arrah - Jamira13,891 people - Gothahula5,548 people - Ijri5,455 people - Ganghar5,324 people - Sonadia5,262 people [All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhamar from Arrah?16 km by road - What is the population of Dhamar?7,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhamar in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhamar?71.8% (Census 2011)