# Dhamaura Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/dhamaura/ Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran # Dhamaura Dhamaura is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,988 people in 388 households**, the 28th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 1,988people (2011) - 388households - 64.6%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Dhamaura PIN code and other codes Dhamaura falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhamaura - Community development blockGaunaha - Census village code216475 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhamaura from nearby towns? - Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)65 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)24 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 Dhamaura? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Dhamaura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Dhamaura Of every 100 households in Dhamaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhamaura · ■ Gaunaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****32%** **38% Television ****13%** **8% Mobile phone ****45%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **24% 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 Dhamaura? ■ Dhamaura · ■ Gaunaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **959 Working population ****44.3%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 53.1% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (14%) · **■** Marginal 382 (43%) 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 Gaunaha - Bajra2,200 people - Bairia2,087 people - Pipra2,019 people - Baswaria2,014 people - Bhuski1,899 people - Barwa1,816 people - Dewarh1,782 people - Harkatwa1,780 people [All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhamaura from Bettiah?65 km by road - What is the population of Dhamaura?1,988 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhamaura in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhamaura?64.6% (Census 2011)