# Dharanipur Village, Rajpur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpur, Buxar 

# Dharanipur

Dharanipur is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 32 households**, the 152nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 265people (2011)
- 32households
- 67.7%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Dharanipur PIN code and other codes

Dharanipur falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatukipur
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code248615

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

## How far is Dharanipur from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)27 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)27 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 Dharanipur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dharanipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharhana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Dharanipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Dharanipur

Of every 100 households in Dharanipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharanipur · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**71%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****85%**

**47%

Television ****15%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**23%

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 Dharanipur?

■ Dharanipur · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**953

Working population ****49.4%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 55.1% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (81%) · **■** Household industry 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 15 (11%)

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

- Saitapur295 people
- Masarhia278 people
- Mahadewpur271 people
- Chaubepur268 people
- Bhikhanpur261 people
- Kunrwa256 people
- Trilochanpur253 people
- Mobarakpur242 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharanipur from Buxar?27 km by road
- What is the population of Dharanipur?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharanipur in?Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharanipur?67.7% (Census 2011)