# Dhansoi Village, Rajpur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajpur, Buxar 

# Dhansoi

Dhansoi is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar, PIN code **802117**. The 2011 Census counted **8,088 people in 1,208 households**, the 1st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 8,088people (2011)
- 1,208households
- 72.5%literacy
- 802117PIN code

## Dhansoi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhansoi is 802117.** Dhansoi falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- PIN code802117
- Gram panchayatDhansoi
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code248575

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

## How far is Dhansoi from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)26 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 Dhansoi?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Dhansoi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 6 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharhana
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Dhansoi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 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 Dhansoi

Of every 100 households in Dhansoi in 2011, 12 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhansoi · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**7%

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

**18%

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

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****61%**

**47%

Television ****20%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhansoi?

■ Dhansoi · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**953

Working population ****28.6%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 60.1% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 514 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 451 (19%) · **■** Household industry 116 (5%) · **■** Other work 585 (25%) · **■** Marginal 651 (28%)

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 Rajpur

- Khiri6,164 people
- Dewarhiya5,386 people
- Rajpur5,188 people
- Tiara4,725 people

[All 236 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhansoi?802117
- How far is Dhansoi from Buxar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dhansoi?8,088 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhansoi in?Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhansoi?72.5% (Census 2011)
