# Dhanga Village, Benipatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Benipatti, Madhubani 

# Dhanga

Dhanga is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847323**. The 2011 Census counted **8,064 people in 1,532 households**, the 10th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 8,064people (2011)
- 1,532households
- 54.2%literacy
- 847323PIN code

## Dhanga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanga is 847323.** Dhanga falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847323
- Gram panchayatDhanga
- Community development blockBenipatti
- Census village code220334

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

## How far is Dhanga from nearby towns?

- Benipatti (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)18 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)18 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 Dhanga?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bankata
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kaliahi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga.
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Dhanga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 674 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Dhanga

Of every 100 households in Dhanga in 2011, 29 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanga · ■ Benipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**41%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhanga?

■ Dhanga · ■ Benipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**932

Working population ****34.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 44.9% for women. 45% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 223 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 651 (23%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 620 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,314 (47%)

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 Benipatti

- Manpaur11,295 people
- Pali10,208 people
- Karhi9,311 people
- Nagdah Balain8,658 people
- Barri8,007 people
- Kataia7,915 people
- Behata7,446 people
- Mureth7,194 people

[All 103 villages in Benipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanga?847323
- How far is Dhanga from Madhubani?18 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanga?8,064 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanga in?Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanga?54.2% (Census 2011)