# Dhandhari Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Dhandhari

Dhandhari is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,529 people in 192 households**, the 56th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,529people (2011)
- 192households
- 65.0%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Dhandhari PIN code and other codes

Dhandhari falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code258075

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

## How far is Dhandhari from nearby towns?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)13 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)13 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 Dhandhari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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 · Nawada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Dhandhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Dhandhari

Of every 100 households in Dhandhari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhandhari · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**38%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****49%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**40%

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 Dhandhari?

■ Dhandhari · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**950

Working population ****26.8%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 145 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (47%) · **■** Household industry 23 (6%) · **■** Other work 43 (10%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Akbarpur

- Bhumai1,652 people
- Sherpur1,636 people
- Ratanpur1,621 people
- Madaini1,573 people
- Indaul1,513 people
- Mahanandpur1,512 people
- Budhuwa1,486 people
- Jasauli1,436 people

[All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhandhari from Nawada?13 km by road
- What is the population of Dhandhari?1,529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhandhari in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhandhari?65.0% (Census 2011)