# Dhanej Village, Nawanagar, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nawanagar, Buxar 

# Dhanej

Dhanej is a village in Nawanagar sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **524 people in 88 households**, the 69th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 524people (2011)
- 88households
- 65.2%literacy
- 1,148females per 1,000 males

## Dhanej PIN code and other codes

Dhanej falls in Nawanagar sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBabuganj English
- Community development blockNawanagar
- Census village code248854

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

## How far is Dhanej from nearby towns?

- Nawanagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Domraon (nearest town)24 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 Dhanej?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanej; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonbarisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 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 Dhanej known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Dhanej

Of every 100 households in Dhanej in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanej · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****71%**

**52%

Television ****23%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

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 Dhanej?

■ Dhanej · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1148**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**941

Working population ****41.4%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 54.1% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 114 (53%)

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 Nawanagar

- Kharaumiyan651 people
- Dihupur642 people
- Dubauli541 people
- Parmesarpur531 people
- Kewatia517 people
- Bikrampur514 people
- Newazipur508 people
- Sewai486 people

[All 107 villages in Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanej from Buxar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanej?524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanej in?Buxar district (Nawanagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanej?65.2% (Census 2011)