# Dhankutwa Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/dhankutwa/ Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran # Dhankutwa Dhankutwa is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845449**. The 2011 Census counted **8,351 people in 1,656 households**, the 5th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 8,351people (2011) - 1,656households - 57.4%literacy - 845449PIN code ## Dhankutwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhankutwa is 845449.** Dhankutwa falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845449 - Gram panchayatDhankutwa - Community development blockSikta - Census village code217235 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? - Sikta (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)30 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)30 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankutwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Dhankutwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 895 hectares of village land is sown, and 361 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, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhankutwa · ■ Sikta rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****43%** **29% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****58%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **26% 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 Dhankutwa? ■ Dhankutwa · ■ Sikta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%** **54.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008** **951 Working population ****39.1%** **37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 46.9% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 508 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,822 (56%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 223 (7%) · **■** Marginal 701 (21%) 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 Sikta - Haripur12,959 people - Behra12,733 people - Sargatia12,060 people - Puraina10,232 people - Baisakhwa6,578 people - Balthar6,026 people - Ghorcharhi5,927 people - Surajpur5,045 people [All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhankutwa?845449 - How far is Dhankutwa from Bettiah?30 km by road - What is the population of Dhankutwa?8,351 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhankutwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhankutwa?57.4% (Census 2011)