Village · Benipatti, Madhubani # Dhagjara Dhagjara is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 6,051 people in 1,203 households, the 17th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 6,051 people (2011) - 1,203 households - 61.9% literacy - 922 females per 1,000 males ## Dhagjara PIN code and other codes Dhagjara falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dhagjara - Community development block Benipatti - Census village code 220315 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhagjara from nearby towns? - Benipatti (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ) 20 km by road - Madhubani (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhagjara? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhagjara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bankata - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhubani - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanja - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhagjara known for? The main crops are paddy. About 82% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhagjara Of every 100 households in Dhagjara in 2011, 31 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhagjara · ■ Benipatti rural average - Electricity for lighting 31% 13% - Toilet within the home 35% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 77% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 43% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 92% - Use banking services 48% 41% - Television 10% 9% - Mobile phone 61% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 24% 24% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhagjara? ■ Dhagjara · ■ Benipatti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.9% 59.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 922 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 932 - Working population 27.2% 32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 51.8% for women. 42% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 209 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 521 (32%) · ■ Household industry 172 (10%) · ■ Other work 315 (19%) · ■ Marginal 428 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Benipatti - Behata 7,446 people - Mureth 7,194 people - Basaitha 6,881 people - Akaur 6,604 people - Kapasia 5,860 people - Najira 5,707 people - Karhara 5,665 people - Nagwas 5,305 people All 103 villages in Benipatti ## Quick answers - How far is Dhagjara from Madhubani? 20 km by road - What is the population of Dhagjara? 6,051 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhagjara in? Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhagjara? 61.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/dhagjara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.