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

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Dhanwara

Dhanwara is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,929 people in 248 households**, the 41st largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,929people (2011)
- 248households
- 58.1%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Dhanwara PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code258055

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

## How far is Dhanwara from nearby towns?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)15 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)15 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 Dhanwara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Dhanwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Dhanwara

Of every 100 households in Dhanwara in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhanwara · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**38%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**40%

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 Dhanwara?

■ Dhanwara · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**950

Working population ****37.2%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 44.8% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 473 (66%)

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

- Dadpur1,954 people
- Dariyapur1,952 people
- Parto Karhari1,949 people
- Madhopur1,944 people
- Chandipur1,914 people
- Saman Pachrukhi1,905 people
- Pachgaon1,885 people
- Gopalpur1,814 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanwara from Nawada?15 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanwara?1,929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanwara in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanwara?58.1% (Census 2011)