# Dhanchhuhan Village, Sahar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sahar, Bhojpur 

# Dhanchhuhan

Dhanchhuhan is a village in Sahar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802222**. The 2011 Census counted **3,885 people in 678 households**, the 6th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 3,885people (2011)
- 678households
- 68.0%literacy
- 802222PIN code

## Dhanchhuhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanchhuhan is 802222.** Dhanchhuhan falls in Sahar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802222
- Gram panchayatDhanchhuhan
- Community development blockSahar
- Census village code247775

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

## How far is Dhanchhuhan from nearby towns?

- Sahar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)58 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)22 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 Dhanchhuhan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Dhanchhuhan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 382 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 Dhanchhuhan

Of every 100 households in Dhanchhuhan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanchhuhan · ■ Sahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**74%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****66%**

**60%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhanchhuhan?

■ Dhanchhuhan · ■ Sahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**971

Working population ****36.5%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 53.7% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 419 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (7%) · **■** Marginal 699 (49%)

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 Sahar

- Baruhi7,021 people
- Kaul Dehri5,740 people
- Sahar5,674 people
- Perhap5,285 people
- Gulzarpur3,806 people
- Amruhan3,227 people
- Andhari3,140 people
- Kusiar3,007 people

[All 56 villages in Sahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanchhuhan?802222
- How far is Dhanchhuhan from Arrah?58 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanchhuhan?3,885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanchhuhan in?Bhojpur district (Sahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanchhuhan?68.0% (Census 2011)
