# Dhan Pokhar Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/dhan-pokhar/ Village · Piro, Bhojpur # Dhan Pokhar Dhan Pokhar is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **783 people in 124 households**, the 79th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 783people (2011) - 124households - 71.2%literacy - 1,003females per 1,000 males ## Dhan Pokhar PIN code and other codes Dhan Pokhar falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBharsar - Community development blockPiro - Census village code247401 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhan Pokhar from nearby towns? - Piro (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)50 km by road - Piro (nearest town)11 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 Dhan Pokhar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dhan Pokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 1 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 Dhan Pokhar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Dhan Pokhar Of every 100 households in Dhan Pokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Dhan Pokhar · ■ Piro rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****9%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **80% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **95% Use banking services ****79%** **62% Television ****2%** **13% Mobile phone ****65%** **63% Computer with internet ****8%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **22% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dhan Pokhar? ■ Dhan Pokhar · ■ Piro rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **919 Working population ****31.5%** **29.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 52.1% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (26%) · **■** Household industry 21 (9%) · **■** Other work 39 (16%) · **■** Marginal 35 (14%) 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 Piro - Tewari Dih891 people - Itamba Ganesh856 people - Kaser844 people - Newari843 people - Kachhuhi776 people - Birpur769 people - Jagdishpur Patak769 people - Rangal Tola Jangal Mahal669 people [All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhan Pokhar from Arrah?50 km by road - What is the population of Dhan Pokhar?783 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhan Pokhar in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhan Pokhar?71.2% (Census 2011)