# Dhamsayn Village, Alinagar, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/dhamsayn/ Village · Alinagar, Darbhanga # Dhamsayn Dhamsayn is a village in Alinagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847405**. The 2011 Census counted **8,406 people in 1,711 households**, the 4th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 8,406people (2011) - 1,711households - 42.4%literacy - 847405PIN code ## Dhamsayn PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhamsayn is 847405.** Dhamsayn falls in Alinagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847405 - Gram panchayatGhamura - Community development blockAlinagar - Census village code227215 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhamsayn from nearby towns? - Alinagar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)42 km by road - Benipur (nearest town)11 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 Dhamsayn? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamsayn; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhanjharpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Dhamsayn known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Dhamsayn Of every 100 households in Dhamsayn in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhamsayn · ■ Alinagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****19%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****20%** **37% Television ****2%** **3% Mobile phone ****40%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Dhamsayn? ■ Dhamsayn · ■ Alinagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%** **49.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **953 Working population ****31.4%** **33.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.5% for men and 33.3% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 202 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,155 (44%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 174 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,086 (41%) 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 Alinagar - Mohiuddipur12,640 people - Haritha12,621 people - Gadaul8,466 people - Harsinghpur8,099 people - Alinagar6,876 people - Motipur6,536 people - Adhloam5,898 people [All 44 villages in Alinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhamsayn?847405 - How far is Dhamsayn from Darbhanga?42 km by road - What is the population of Dhamsayn?8,406 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhamsayn in?Darbhanga district (Alinagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhamsayn?42.4% (Census 2011)