Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya
# Dhakan Chuan

Dhakan Chuan is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 482 people in 99 households, the 76th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.
- 482 people (2011)
- 99 households
- 40.3% literacy
- 890 females per 1,000 males

## Dhakan Chuan PIN code and other codes

Dhakan Chuan falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Roshanganj
- Community development block Banke Bazar
- Census village code 255937

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dhakan Chuan from nearby towns?
- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 44 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dhakan Chuan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakan Chuan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Banke Bazar
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sherghati
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhakan Chuan known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 88% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dhakan Chuan

Of every 100 households in Dhakan Chuan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhakan Chuan · ■ Banke Bazar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 3%
- Toilet within the home 13% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 82%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 44% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 19% 40%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 27% 47%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 64% 37%
- Own their home 97% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhakan Chuan?

■ Dhakan Chuan · ■ Banke Bazar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 40.3% 60.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 890 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1071 985
- Working population 29.0% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.8% for men and 29.1% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 7 (5%) · ■ Marginal 130 (93%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Banke Bazar
- Kumbhi 564 people
- Khapraundh 525 people
- Geyan Khap 523 people
- Raksi 519 people
- Duari 459 people
- Naua Khap 458 people
- Barahmoria 454 people
- Mangura Chak 449 people

All 99 villages in Banke Bazar

## Quick answers
- How far is Dhakan Chuan from Gaya? 44 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakan Chuan? 482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakan Chuan in? Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakan Chuan? 40.3% (Census 2011)

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