Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani # Dholaha Dholaha is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 304 people in 53 households, the 56th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 304 people (2011) - 53 households - 76.3% literacy - 1,013 females per 1,000 males ## Dholaha PIN code and other codes Dholaha falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dholaha - Community development block Jhanjharpur - Census village code 220712 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dholaha from nearby towns? - Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ) 40 km by road - Jhanjharpur (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dholaha? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Dholaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chanouraganj - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Raiam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhubani - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhubani - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dholaha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dholaha Of every 100 households in Dholaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dholaha · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 12% - Toilet within the home 0% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 83% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 25% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 14% 43% - Television 0% 9% - Mobile phone 2% 51% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 62% 27% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dholaha? ■ Dholaha · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.3% 60.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1013 938 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1125 956 - Working population 43.4% 36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 69.0% for women. 44% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 63 (48%) · ■ Marginal 69 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jhanjharpur - Ojhaul 637 people - Kanakpura 627 people - Jamthar 527 people - Kishunpur Barsam 359 people - Pauram 98 people - Motipur 12 people All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur ## Quick answers - How far is Dholaha from Madhubani? 40 km by road - What is the population of Dholaha? 304 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dholaha in? Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dholaha? 76.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/dholaha/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.