# Dhanchhuhi Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/dhanchhuhi/ Village · Silao, Nalanda # Dhanchhuhi Dhanchhuhi is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,552 people in 205 households**, the 26th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 1,552people (2011) - 205households - 76.1%literacy - 803117PIN code ## Dhanchhuhi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhanchhuhi is 803117.** Dhanchhuhi falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - PIN code803117 - Gram panchayatGhostawan - Community development blockSilao - Census village code245114 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanchhuhi from nearby towns? - Silao (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)14 km by road - Silao (nearest town)3 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 Dhanchhuhi? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanchhuhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalanda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Dhanchhuhi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Dhanchhuhi Of every 100 households in Dhanchhuhi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhanchhuhi · ■ Silao rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **15% Toilet within the home ****31%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **76% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **91% Use banking services ****50%** **43% Television ****23%** **15% Mobile phone ****66%** **54% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dhanchhuhi? ■ Dhanchhuhi · ■ Silao rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **937 Working population ****32.7%** **35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 67.8% for women. 44% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (12%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (15%) · **■** Marginal 315 (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 Silao - Nirpur2,546 people - Kamal Bigha2,021 people - Lodipur1,922 people - Fatehpur1,697 people - Malikpur1,544 people - Madhopur1,398 people - Balaur1,374 people - Dumari1,360 people [All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanchhuhi?803117 - How far is Dhanchhuhi from Biharsharif?14 km by road - What is the population of Dhanchhuhi?1,552 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanchhuhi in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhanchhuhi?76.1% (Census 2011)