# Dhanawan Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Dhanawan

Dhanawan is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,692 people in 456 households**, the 15th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 2,692people (2011)
- 456households
- 74.8%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Dhanawan PIN code and other codes

Dhanawan falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirnagar
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244475

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

## How far is Dhanawan from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)42 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)10 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 Dhanawan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarmera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Dhanawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Dhanawan

Of every 100 households in Dhanawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanawan · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****53%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**38%

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 Dhanawan?

■ Dhanawan · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**926

Working population ****30.6%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 65.6% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (19%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 494 (60%)

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 Sarmera

- Sasaur3,727 people
- Mirnagar3,722 people
- Tora3,692 people
- Husena2,712 people
- Sadha1,654 people
- Kazi Chak1,630 people
- Kutra1,623 people
- Misia1,523 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanawan from Biharsharif?42 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanawan?2,692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanawan in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanawan?74.8% (Census 2011)