# Dhanganwan Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Dhanganwan

Dhanganwan is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar, PIN code **805122**. The 2011 Census counted **1,821 people in 300 households**, the 20th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,821people (2011)
- 300households
- 60.4%literacy
- 805122PIN code

## Dhanganwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanganwan is 805122.** Dhanganwan falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- PIN code805122
- Gram panchayatAnkri Panre Bigha
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258258

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

## How far is Dhanganwan from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)32 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)20 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 Dhanganwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dhanganwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Dhanganwan

Of every 100 households in Dhanganwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanganwan · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**30%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**29%

Television ****5%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Dhanganwan?

■ Dhanganwan · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**968

Working population ****26.1%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 48.6% for women. 32% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 392 (82%)

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 Meskaur

- Kopin2,240 people
- Pathra2,226 people
- Tetaria1,947 people
- Dhonrhra1,930 people
- Jamui Pakariya1,719 people
- Paroria1,701 people
- Lodipur Chak1,627 people
- Barosar1,563 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanganwan?805122
- How far is Dhanganwan from Nawada?32 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanganwan?1,821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanganwan in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanganwan?60.4% (Census 2011)