# Dhanaha Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Dhanaha

Dhanaha is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,554 people in 255 households**, the 44th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,554people (2011)
- 255households
- 74.4%literacy
- 828females per 1,000 males

## Dhanaha PIN code and other codes

Dhanaha falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajhwari
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247909

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

## How far is Dhanaha from nearby towns?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)10 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 Dhanaha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dhanaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Dhanaha

Of every 100 households in Dhanaha in 2011, 19 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanaha · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****41%**

**62%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**16%

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 Dhanaha?

■ Dhanaha · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**921

Working population ****43.6%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 62.5% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (8%) · **■** Marginal 559 (83%)

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 Simri

- Chandpali1,640 people
- Nagwan Jagdish1,596 people
- Chaukiya1,574 people
- Rajpur Kalan1,572 people
- Rajpur Kalan1,431 people
- Ganauli1,418 people
- Khandhara1,349 people
- Rani Singhanpura1,294 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanaha from Buxar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanaha?1,554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanaha in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanaha?74.4% (Census 2011)