# Dhanchhuha Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Dhanchhuha

Dhanchhuha is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **767 people in 110 households**, the 99th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 767people (2011)
- 110households
- 89.2%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Dhanchhuha PIN code and other codes

Dhanchhuha falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarakat
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251264

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

## How far is Dhanchhuha from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bikramganj (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 Dhanchhuha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanchhuha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goraiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Dhanchhuha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Dhanchhuha

Of every 100 households in Dhanchhuha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanchhuha · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**84%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**93%

Use banking services ****97%**

**66%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhanchhuha?

■ Dhanchhuha · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726**

**926

Working population ****34.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 85.0% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (7%) · **■** Household industry 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 23 (9%) · **■** Marginal 132 (50%)

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 Karakat

- Gera791 people
- Biraini782 people
- Thumhia777 people
- Majhariya771 people
- Khairadih738 people
- Shahpur736 people
- Tenua735 people
- Kanh Bahuara713 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanchhuha from Sasaram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanchhuha?767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanchhuha in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanchhuha?89.2% (Census 2011)