# Dhansir Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/dhansir/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Dhansir Dhansir is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,565 people in 236 households**, the 43rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,565people (2011) - 236households - 54.1%literacy - 1,001females per 1,000 males ## Dhansir PIN code and other codes Dhansir falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhansir - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255388 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhansir from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)6 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)6 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 Dhansir? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhansir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishura - ○Degree college10+ km · 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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Dhansir known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Dhansir Of every 100 households in Dhansir in 2011, 7 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhansir · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **21% Toilet within the home ****16%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **73% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **87% Use banking services ****65%** **50% Television ****26%** **22% Mobile phone ****38%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dhansir? ■ Dhansir · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006** **974 Working population ****41.9%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 49.5% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 545 (83%) 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 Gaya Town C.D.Block - Sherpur1,715 people - Korwan1,703 people - Kusarhi1,646 people - Bishunganj1,579 people - Bahadur Bigha1,546 people - Katahri1,532 people - Pathraura1,484 people - Kasma1,437 people [All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhansir from Gaya?6 km by road - What is the population of Dhansir?1,565 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhansir in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhansir?54.1% (Census 2011)