# Dharkanha Kalan Village, Dawath, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dawath, Rohtas 

# Dharkanha Kalan

Dharkanha Kalan is a village in Dawath sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **692 people in 100 households**, the 41st largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 692people (2011)
- 100households
- 68.9%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Dharkanha Kalan PIN code and other codes

Dharkanha Kalan falls in Dawath sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJamsona
- Community development blockDawath
- Census village code251054

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

## How far is Dharkanha Kalan from nearby towns?

- Dawath (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Koath (nearest town)10 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 Dharkanha Kalan?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Dharkanha Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Dharkanha Khurd
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Semri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patkhauli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Dharkanha Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Dharkanha Kalan

Of every 100 households in Dharkanha Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dharkanha Kalan · ■ Dawath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****85%**

**52%

Television ****28%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dharkanha Kalan?

■ Dharkanha Kalan · ■ Dawath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**956

Working population ****15.5%**

**28.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 54.5% for women. 29% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 80 (75%)

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 Dawath

- Dolaicha805 people
- Chak Chatar800 people
- Bairiya747 people
- Choranti719 people
- Bhundadih647 people
- Patkhauli620 people
- Bodh Chatar609 people
- Jharkharia556 people

[All 66 villages in Dawath](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dawath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharkanha Kalan from Sasaram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dharkanha Kalan?692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharkanha Kalan in?Rohtas district (Dawath sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharkanha Kalan?68.9% (Census 2011)