# Dhanauj Sheikh Village, Saraiya, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/dhanauj-sheikh/ Village · Saraiya, Muzaffarpur # Dhanauj Sheikh Dhanauj Sheikh is a village in Saraiya sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,641 people in 456 households**, the 40th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 2,641people (2011) - 456households - 63.5%literacy - 935females per 1,000 males ## Dhanauj Sheikh PIN code and other codes Dhanauj Sheikh falls in Saraiya sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRamkrishana Dubiyahi - Community development blockSaraiya - Census village code228495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanauj Sheikh from nearby towns? - Saraiya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)20 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)20 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 Dhanauj Sheikh? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanauj Sheikh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marwan - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Dhanauj Sheikh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Dhanauj Sheikh Of every 100 households in Dhanauj Sheikh in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhanauj Sheikh · ■ Saraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **14% Toilet within the home ****12%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****40%** **48% Television ****8%** **15% Mobile phone ****26%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **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 Dhanauj Sheikh? ■ Dhanauj Sheikh · ■ Saraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083** **917 Working population ****26.2%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 52.6% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 190 (27%) · **■** Marginal 432 (62%) 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 Saraiya - Baghnagri2,774 people - Golwara2,707 people - Chak Alisher urf Basu Chak2,661 people - Kuian2,659 people - Mahmadpur Baya2,616 people - Gopalpur urf Neura2,609 people - Basudeo Patti2,585 people - Barhanpura2,506 people [All 154 villages in Saraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhanauj Sheikh from Muzaffarpur?20 km by road - What is the population of Dhanauj Sheikh?2,641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanauj Sheikh in?Muzaffarpur district (Saraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhanauj Sheikh?63.5% (Census 2011)