# Dharahra Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Dharahra

Dharahra is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,674 people in 334 households**, the 20th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 1,674people (2011)
- 334households
- 64.5%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Dharahra PIN code and other codes

Dharahra falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKeora
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246090

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

## How far is Dharahra from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)22 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)22 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 Dharahra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dharahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pun Pun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Dharahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Dharahra

Of every 100 households in Dharahra in 2011, 3 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dharahra · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****68%**

**46%

Television ****15%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Dharahra?

■ Dharahra · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**955

Working population ****29.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 52.9% for women. 44% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (73%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (8%) · **■** Marginal 69 (14%)

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 Punpun

- Pakri2,083 people
- Alawalpur1,879 people
- Maranchi1,861 people
- Chamuchak Majhauli1,759 people
- Shekhpura1,571 people
- Mahamda1,562 people
- Nawada1,523 people
- Bhabhaul1,456 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharahra from Patna?22 km by road
- What is the population of Dharahra?1,674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharahra in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharahra?64.5% (Census 2011)