# Dhanwan Village, Halsi, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai 

# Dhanwan

Dhanwan is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **252 people in 45 households**, the 53rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 252people (2011)
- 45households
- 71.7%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Dhanwan PIN code and other codes

Dhanwan falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHalsi
- Community development blockHalsi
- Census village code243776

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

## How far is Dhanwan from nearby towns?

- Halsi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)26 km by road
- Lakhisarai (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 Dhanwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Halsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Dhanwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Dhanwan

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

■ Dhanwan · ■ Halsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

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

**18%

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

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****77%**

**36%

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 Dhanwan?

■ Dhanwan · ■ Halsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**939

Working population ****44.4%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 78.4% for women. 42% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 112 (100%)

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 Halsi

- Mohia637 people
- Bazidpur618 people
- Fatehpur328 people
- Rawan Barna262 people
- Manikpur173 people
- Nonphar146 people

[All 61 villages in Halsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanwan from Lakhisarai?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanwan?252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanwan in?Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanwan?71.7% (Census 2011)