# Dharhara Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Dharhara

Dharhara is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,958 people in 317 households**, the 20th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,958people (2011)
- 317households
- 69.0%literacy
- 803117PIN code

## Dharhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dharhara is 803117.** Dharhara falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code803117
- Gram panchayatMaijara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245019

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

## How far is Dharhara from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)22 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)22 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 Dharhara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Dharhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Dharhara

Of every 100 households in Dharhara in 2011, 3 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharhara · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**36%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**96%

Use banking services ****65%**

**38%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**44%

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 Dharhara?

■ Dharhara · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**946

Working population ****51.5%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 58.4% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 757 (75%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 121 (12%)

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 Ben

- Kutlupur2,325 people
- Bara2,216 people
- Kosnara2,023 people
- Marsua2,010 people
- kolhua1,938 people
- Jafra1,880 people
- Gangti1,658 people
- Mohammadpur1,625 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharhara?803117
- How far is Dharhara from Biharsharif?22 km by road
- What is the population of Dharhara?1,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharhara in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharhara?69.0% (Census 2011)