# Dhanhara Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Dhanhara

Dhanhara is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **821309**. The 2011 Census counted **2,209 people in 322 households**, the 30th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,209people (2011)
- 322households
- 72.5%literacy
- 821309PIN code

## Dhanhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanhara is 821309.** Dhanhara falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821309
- Gram panchayatDhanhara
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251392

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

## How far is Dhanhara from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)25 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 Dhanhara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Dhanhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Dhanhara

Of every 100 households in Dhanhara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanhara · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****55%**

**66%

Television ****29%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Dhanhara?

■ Dhanhara · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**926

Working population ****32.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 61.4% for women. 44% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (8%) · **■** Marginal 349 (49%)

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

- Zorawarpur2,486 people
- Sohda2,322 people
- Niranjanpur2,263 people
- Gamhariya2,256 people
- Gharwasdih2,074 people
- Nawada2,032 people
- Kirhi2,014 people
- Chiksil2,006 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanhara?821309
- How far is Dhanhara from Sasaram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanhara?2,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanhara in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanhara?72.5% (Census 2011)