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

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Dhanuki

Dhanuki is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,867 people in 875 households**, the 6th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 4,867people (2011)
- 875households
- 64.7%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Dhanuki PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDhanuki
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244485

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

## How far is Dhanuki from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)43 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)7 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 Dhanuki?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanuki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarmera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Dhanuki known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 477 hectares of village land is sown, and 371 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 Dhanuki

Of every 100 households in Dhanuki in 2011, 2 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanuki · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

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

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhanuki?

■ Dhanuki · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**926

Working population ****45.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 53.4% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (16%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 133 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,479 (68%)

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

- Isua10,065 people
- Kenar8,438 people
- Sarmera8,391 people
- Malawan7,584 people
- Parnawan4,514 people
- Ballopurpearepur4,507 people
- Singhaul4,261 people
- Barhia4,160 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanuki from Biharsharif?43 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanuki?4,867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanuki in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanuki?64.7% (Census 2011)