Village · Banmankhi, Purnia
# Dharhara Milik

Dharhara Milik is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,522 people in 341 households, the 41st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.
- 1,522 people (2011)
- 341 households
- 35.0% literacy
- 902 females per 1,000 males

## Dharhara Milik PIN code and other codes

Dharhara Milik falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Dharhara
- Community development block Banmankhi
- Census village code 223033

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dharhara Milik from nearby towns?
- Banmankhi (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town) 2 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dharhara Milik?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dharhara Milik; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Banmankhi
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Banmankhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dharhara Milik known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 56% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dharhara Milik

Of every 100 households in Dharhara Milik in 2011, 8 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharhara Milik · ■ Banmankhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 7%
- Toilet within the home 14% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 90%
- Tap water 2% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 72% 66%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 10% 28%
- Television 10% 6%
- Mobile phone 34% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 46% 37%
- 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 Dharhara Milik?

■ Dharhara Milik · ■ Banmankhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 35.0% 50.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 902 912
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 855 929
- Working population 46.7% 41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.4% for men and 30.1% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 393 (55%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 35 (5%) · ■ Marginal 266 (37%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Banmankhi
- Raghunathpur 2,253 people
- Dhurup Bilas 1,973 people
- Dharhara Munahi Chakla 1,788 people
- Belabadan 1,747 people
- Bhargawan Patti 1,472 people
- Mohania Chakla 1,363 people
- Rajuadih 1,313 people
- Bishunpur Bahadur 1,248 people

All 107 villages in Banmankhi

## Quick answers
- How far is Dharhara Milik from Purnia? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Dharhara Milik? 1,522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharhara Milik in? Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharhara Milik? 35.0% (Census 2011)

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