# Dharkandha Village, Dinara, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dinara, Rohtas 

# Dharkandha

Dharkandha is a village in Dinara sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **802218**. The 2011 Census counted **2,379 people in 289 households**, the 19th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,379people (2011)
- 289households
- 70.7%literacy
- 802218PIN code

## Dharkandha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dharkandha is 802218.** Dharkandha falls in Dinara sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code802218
- Gram panchayatLilwach
- Community development blockDinara
- Census village code250866

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

## How far is Dharkandha from nearby towns?

- Dinara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)75 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 Dharkandha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dharkandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dinara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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)2 h summer · 3 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 Dharkandha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Dharkandha

Of every 100 households in Dharkandha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dharkandha · ■ Dinara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**75%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**80%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****55%**

**53%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dharkandha?

■ Dharkandha · ■ Dinara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**940

Working population ****34.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 58.2% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (31%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 354 (44%)

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 Dinara

- Rajpur2,583 people
- Bisi Kalan2,570 people
- Gunsej2,529 people
- Bharsara2,479 people
- Surtapur2,339 people
- Basdiha2,333 people
- Karaundi2,287 people
- Balia2,253 people

[All 229 villages in Dinara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dinara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharkandha?802218
- How far is Dharkandha from Sasaram?75 km by road
- What is the population of Dharkandha?2,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharkandha in?Rohtas district (Dinara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharkandha?70.7% (Census 2011)