# Dhanak Dobh Village, Ghoswari, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/ghoswari/dhanak-dobh/ Village · Ghoswari, Patna # Dhanak Dobh Dhanak Dobh is a village in Ghoswari sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,501 people in 531 households**, the 10th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%. - 3,501people (2011) - 531households - 36.8%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Dhanak Dobh PIN code and other codes Dhanak Dobh falls in Ghoswari sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGhoswari - Community development blockGhoswari - Census village code246521 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanak Dobh from nearby towns? - Ghoswari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Patna (district HQ)130 km by road - Mokameh (nearest town)8 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 Dhanak Dobh? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanak Dobh; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mokameh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mokameh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Dhanak Dobh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 1,383 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Dhanak Dobh Of every 100 households in Dhanak Dobh in 2011, 15 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhanak Dobh · ■ Ghoswari rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **11% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****4%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****38%** **46% Television ****4%** **7% Mobile phone ****59%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **35% 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 Dhanak Dobh? ■ Dhanak Dobh · ■ Ghoswari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.8%** **50.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **936 Working population ****47.0%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.8% for men and 27.3% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 624 (38%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (7%) · **■** Marginal 845 (51%) 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 Ghoswari - Paijuna4,731 people - Karara4,597 people - SAmaya NO 54,379 people - Samaya NO 33,604 people - Samaya NO 103,443 people - Samaya NO 63,352 people - Daudpur Tirmohani3,288 people - Sahri2,845 people [All 23 villages in Ghoswari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/ghoswari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhanak Dobh from Patna?130 km by road - What is the population of Dhanak Dobh?3,501 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanak Dobh in?Patna district (Ghoswari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhanak Dobh?36.8% (Census 2011)