# Dhamwara Village, Alinagar, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Alinagar, Darbhanga 

# Dhamwara

Dhamwara is a village in Alinagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847405**. The 2011 Census counted **5,092 people in 983 households**, the 9th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 5,092people (2011)
- 983households
- 52.0%literacy
- 847405PIN code

## Dhamwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhamwara is 847405.** Dhamwara falls in Alinagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847405
- Gram panchayatDhamwara
- Community development blockAlinagar
- Census village code227225

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

## How far is Dhamwara from nearby towns?

- Alinagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)42 km by road
- Benipur (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 Dhamwara?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahkaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Dhamwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Dhamwara

Of every 100 households in Dhamwara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhamwara · ■ Alinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Dhamwara?

■ Dhamwara · ■ Alinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**953

Working population ****29.9%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 42.0% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (7%) · **■** Household industry 150 (10%) · **■** Other work 343 (23%) · **■** Marginal 795 (52%)

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

- Harsinghpur8,099 people
- Alinagar6,876 people
- Motipur6,536 people
- Adhloam5,898 people
- Jaitipur4,814 people
- Mirzapur3,874 people
- Kortho *3,860 people
- Andauli3,799 people

[All 44 villages in Alinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhamwara?847405
- How far is Dhamwara from Darbhanga?42 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamwara?5,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamwara in?Darbhanga district (Alinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamwara?52.0% (Census 2011)
