Village · Laukahi, Madhubani # Dhanchhiha Dhanchhiha is a village in Laukahi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code 847452. The 2011 Census counted 7,033 people in 1,396 households, the 6th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%. - 7,033 people (2011) - 1,396 households - 50.9% literacy - 847452 PIN code ## Dhanchhiha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhanchhiha is 847452. Dhanchhiha falls in Laukahi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - PIN code 847452 - Gram panchayat Dhanchhiha - Community development block Laukahi - Census village code 220064 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhanchhiha from nearby towns? - Laukahi (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ) 95 km by road - Nirmali (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhanchhiha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanchhiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market 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 · Nirmali - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nirmali - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhubani - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhanchhiha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 54% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhanchhiha Of every 100 households in Dhanchhiha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhanchhiha · ■ Laukahi rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 1% - Toilet within the home 3% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 92% - Tap water 3% 2% - Drinking water within premises 42% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 16% 24% - Television 1% 3% - Mobile phone 35% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 32% 29% - 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 Dhanchhiha? ■ Dhanchhiha · ■ Laukahi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.9% 55.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 946 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 949 - Working population 50.0% 46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 32.8% for women. 49% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 447 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,025 (29%) · ■ Household industry 11 (0%) · ■ Other work 66 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1,964 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Laukahi - Narahia 13,740 people - Baruwar 12,925 people - Mansapur 11,196 people - Narindarpur 9,395 people - Andhramath 5,651 people - Laukahi 5,500 people - Jhauri 5,337 people - Kariaut 5,259 people All 66 villages in Laukahi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanchhiha? 847452 - How far is Dhanchhiha from Madhubani? 95 km by road - What is the population of Dhanchhiha? 7,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanchhiha in? Madhubani district (Laukahi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhanchhiha? 50.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/laukahi/dhanchhiha/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.