# Dhapri Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Dhapri

Dhapri is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,724 people in 588 households**, the 23rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 2,724people (2011)
- 588households
- 62.3%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Dhapri PIN code and other codes

Dhapri falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBadouna
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code242982

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

## How far is Dhapri from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)29 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)11 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 Dhapri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhapri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muzaffarganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Dhapri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Dhapri

Of every 100 households in Dhapri in 2011, 16 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dhapri · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**81%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**56%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhapri?

■ Dhapri · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**940

Working population ****30.2%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 472 (57%) · **■** Household industry 50 (6%) · **■** Other work 107 (13%) · **■** Marginal 164 (20%)

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 Kharagpur

- Khanrbihari3,006 people
- Bhadaura2,929 people
- Naki2,735 people
- Bagesri2,731 people
- Teliadih2,673 people
- Lohchi2,371 people
- Ratmi2,351 people
- Gaura2,311 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhapri from Munger?29 km by road
- What is the population of Dhapri?2,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhapri in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhapri?62.3% (Census 2011)
