Village · Bankatwa, Purba Champaran # Dhanukhi Dhanukhi is a village in Bankatwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845303. The 2011 Census counted 2,152 people in 300 households, the 15th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.6%. - 2,152 people (2011) - 300 households - 56.9% literacy - 845303 PIN code ## Dhanukhi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhanukhi is 845303. Dhanukhi falls in Bankatwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code 845303 - Gram panchayat Jitpur - Community development block Bankatwa - Census village code 217759 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhanukhi from nearby towns? - Bankatwa (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 32 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhanukhi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanukhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chakia - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chakia - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhanukhi known for? The main crops are paddy and wheat. About 80% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhanukhi Of every 100 households in Dhanukhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhanukhi · ■ Bankatwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 2% - Toilet within the home 9% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 84% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 32% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 27% 38% - Television 7% 6% - Mobile phone 39% 58% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 12% 16% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhanukhi? ■ Dhanukhi · ■ Bankatwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 50.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 916 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 940 937 - Working population 42.8% 39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 43.9% for women. 49% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 262 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 341 (37%) · ■ Other work 24 (3%) · ■ Marginal 295 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bankatwa - Majirwa 2,676 people - Jagirha Kamraula 2,559 people - Jolahgawan 2,473 people - KudarKat 2,178 people - Bela 1,747 people - Pipra 1,564 people - Sundarpur 1,266 people - Siripur 1,164 people All 23 villages in Bankatwa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanukhi? 845303 - How far is Dhanukhi from Motihari? 32 km by road - What is the population of Dhanukhi? 2,152 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanukhi in? Purba Champaran district (Bankatwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhanukhi? 56.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/bankatwa/dhanukhi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.