# Dhanganin, Barachatti, Gaya (Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barachatti, Gaya 

# Dhanganin

Dhanganin is a village in [Barachatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/barachatti/) sub-district of [Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **1,099 people in 168 households**, the 46th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,099people (2011)
- 168households
- 64.7%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Dhanganin PIN code and other codes

Dhanganin falls in Barachatti sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPatluka
- Community development blockBarachatti
- Census village code257366

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

## How far is Dhanganin from nearby towns?

- Barachatti (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)56 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)56 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 Dhanganin?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanganin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Dhanganin known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Dhanganin

Of every 100 households in Dhanganin in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanganin · ■ Barachatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**28%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**44%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**32%

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 Dhanganin?

■ Dhanganin · ■ Barachatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****693**

**970

Working population ****38.5%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 55.9% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 204 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (25%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 105 (25%)

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 Barachatti

- Tula Chak1,167 people
- Nauagardan1,148 people
- Bheriya1,122 people
- Sokhea1,116 people
- Jahangira1,099 people
- Beri1,098 people
- Dahiyar1,085 people
- Bhadeya1,044 people

[All 158 villages in Barachatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/barachatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanganin from Gaya?56 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanganin?1,099 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanganin in?Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanganin?64.7% (Census 2011)