# Dhanpura Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Piro, Bhojpur 

# Dhanpura

Dhanpura is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,686 people in 245 households**, the 44th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,686people (2011)
- 245households
- 57.9%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Dhanpura PIN code and other codes

Dhanpura falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKothaun
- Community development blockPiro
- Census village code247333

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

## How far is Dhanpura from nearby towns?

- Piro (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)60 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)15 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 Dhanpura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jitaura Jangal Mahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Dhanpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Dhanpura

Of every 100 households in Dhanpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanpura · ■ Piro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**78%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**62%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhanpura?

■ Dhanpura · ■ Piro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**919

Working population ****18.4%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 43.8% for women. 31% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (48%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 123 (40%)

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

- Sukhrauli1,766 people
- Tetar Dih1,726 people
- Barauli1,705 people
- Pharaura1,698 people
- Baisa Dih1,671 people
- Lohrabad1,601 people
- Rajapur1,588 people
- Waina1,585 people

[All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanpura from Arrah?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanpura?1,686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanpura in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanpura?57.9% (Census 2011)