# Dhanwo Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai 

# Dhanwo

Dhanwo is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,264 people in 532 households**, the 9th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 3,264people (2011)
- 532households
- 46.7%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Dhanwo PIN code and other codes

Dhanwo falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJankidih
- Community development blockChanan*
- Census village code243667

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

## How far is Dhanwo from nearby towns?

- Chanan* (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)16 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)16 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 Dhanwo?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Dhanwo known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 353 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Dhanwo

Of every 100 households in Dhanwo in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanwo · ■ Chanan* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**44%

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 Dhanwo?

■ Dhanwo · ■ Chanan* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**954

Working population ****29.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 35.0% for women. 42% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (13%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (10%) · **■** Marginal 665 (69%)

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 Chanan*

- Rampur3,936 people
- Gopalpur3,673 people
- Kumadar3,616 people
- Singh Chak3,331 people
- Gurdih3,124 people
- Raota3,056 people
- Ramshir2,944 people
- Bhalui2,773 people

[All 68 villages in Chanan*](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanwo from Lakhisarai?16 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanwo?3,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanwo in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanwo?46.7% (Census 2011)