# Dhankutwa Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran 

# Dhankutwa

Dhankutwa is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 157 households**, the 61st largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 980people (2011)
- 157households
- 46.2%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Dhankutwa PIN code and other codes

Dhankutwa falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarwa Semra Ghat
- Community development blockMajhaulia
- Census village code217297

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

## How far is Dhankutwa from nearby towns?

- Majhaulia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)16 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)16 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 Dhankutwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Majhaulia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Dhankutwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Dhankutwa

Of every 100 households in Dhankutwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhankutwa · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**51%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****77%**

**45%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhankutwa?

■ Dhankutwa · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**957

Working population ****47.1%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 31.5% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 255 (55%)

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 Majhaulia

- Sirkohiya1,165 people
- Muluka Tola1,049 people
- Mathia Birit1,019 people
- Rampur Bairagi981 people
- Dudha918 people
- Rampurwa880 people
- Dudha Chaturi871 people
- Thawaia856 people

[All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhankutwa from Bettiah?16 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankutwa?980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankutwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankutwa?46.2% (Census 2011)