# Dhanhara Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Dhanhara

Dhanhara is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 60 households**, the 107th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 290people (2011)
- 60households
- 30.3%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Dhanhara PIN code and other codes

Dhanhara falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBijaul
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224798

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

## How far is Dhanhara from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)62 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)13 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 Dhanhara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Dhanhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Dhanhara

Of every 100 households in Dhanhara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhanhara · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****58%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**35%

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 Dhanhara?

■ Dhanhara · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.3%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**953

Working population ****23.1%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.5% for men and 14.9% for women. 45% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Balrampur

- Bhatwar Baltor316 people
- Jaipura316 people
- Mirzadpur306 people
- Nazia Bari300 people
- Mahisampur284 people
- Mohan Gachh284 people
- Belwa268 people
- Chilia254 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanhara from Katihar?62 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanhara?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanhara in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanhara?30.3% (Census 2011)