# Dhandhawa Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/dhandhawa/ Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya # Dhandhawa Dhandhawa is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,060 people in 349 households**, the 36th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 2,060people (2011) - 349households - 64.3%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Dhandhawa PIN code and other codes Dhandhawa falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhandhawa - Community development blockBodh Gaya - Census village code256514 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhandhawa from nearby towns? - Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road - Bodh Gaya (nearest town)5 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 Dhandhawa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandhawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bodh Gaya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bodh Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Dhandhawa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Dhandhawa Of every 100 households in Dhandhawa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhandhawa · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **17% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****74%** **42% Television ****38%** **13% Mobile phone ****68%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **37% Own their home ****98%** **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 Dhandhawa? ■ Dhandhawa · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **958 Working population ****32.9%** **37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 54.2% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 644 (95%) 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 Bodh Gaya - Panrariya2,172 people - Gohati2,168 people - Moratal2,115 people - Bataspur2,099 people - Ilara2,019 people - Parewa1,983 people - Bagdaha1,888 people - Kanhaul1,813 people [All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhandhawa from Gaya?20 km by road - What is the population of Dhandhawa?2,060 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhandhawa in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhandhawa?64.3% (Census 2011)