# Dhankharaiya Village, Harsidhi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/dhankharaiya/ Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran # Dhankharaiya Dhankharaiya is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845422**. The 2011 Census counted **2,147 people in 457 households**, the 39th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 2,147people (2011) - 457households - 55.9%literacy - 845422PIN code ## Dhankharaiya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhankharaiya is 845422.** Dhankharaiya falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845422 - Gram panchayatSonbarsa - Community development blockHarsidhi - Census village code218034 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhankharaiya from nearby towns? - Motihari (district HQ)30 km by road - Areraj (nearest town)1 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 Dhankharaiya? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankharaiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Dhankharaiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Dhankharaiya Of every 100 households in Dhankharaiya in 2011, 17 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhankharaiya · ■ Harsidhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **6% Toilet within the home ****23%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **86% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **97% Use banking services ****42%** **36% Television ****11%** **7% Mobile phone ****59%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **17% Own their home ****98%** **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 Dhankharaiya? ■ Dhankharaiya · ■ Harsidhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **922 Working population ****35.6%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 42.1% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 168 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (40%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 113 (15%) · **■** Marginal 156 (20%) 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 Harsidhi - Ram Nagar2,379 people - Jharwa2,330 people - Damo Birti2,213 people - Gaddupur2,179 people - Sareya2,041 people - Hasuwaha2,019 people - Rupdih2,019 people - Kiritpur Tola Inglish1,887 people [All 61 villages in Harsidhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhankharaiya?845422 - How far is Dhankharaiya from Motihari?30 km by road - What is the population of Dhankharaiya?2,147 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhankharaiya in?Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhankharaiya?55.9% (Census 2011)