# Dhanetha Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Dhanetha

Dhanetha is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,163 people in 564 households**, the 19th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 3,163people (2011)
- 564households
- 48.8%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Dhanetha PIN code and other codes

Dhanetha falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaghaili
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224275

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

## How far is Dhanetha from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)26 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 Dhanetha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanetha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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 · Haseli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Dhanetha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Dhanetha

Of every 100 households in Dhanetha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanetha · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**54%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dhanetha?

■ Dhanetha · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**976

Working population ****32.3%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 37.2% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 611 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 136 (13%) · **■** Marginal 180 (18%)

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 Falka

- Sabda3,933 people
- Mahammad Nagar3,850 people
- Haseli3,825 people
- Lachhmipur3,430 people
- Maheshpur3,098 people
- Chatar3,035 people
- Semaria2,471 people
- Darmahi2,429 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanetha from Katihar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanetha?3,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanetha in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanetha?48.8% (Census 2011)