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

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Dhorhandih

Dhorhandih is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,398 people in 226 households**, the 58th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,398people (2011)
- 226households
- 67.9%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Dhorhandih PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSakla
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251332

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

## How far is Dhorhandih from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)68 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)14 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 Dhorhandih?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhorhandih; 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kopa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Dhorhandih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Dhorhandih

Of every 100 households in Dhorhandih in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhorhandih · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****60%**

**66%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhorhandih?

■ Dhorhandih · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**926

Working population ****45.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 54.3% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (9%) · **■** Marginal 113 (18%)

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

- Jamua1,508 people
- Paraiya1,504 people
- Chilha1,501 people
- Kaeth Bahuara1,498 people
- Gachhai1,379 people
- Bharkundia1,375 people
- Kusi1,366 people
- Nawadih1,363 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhorhandih from Sasaram?68 km by road
- What is the population of Dhorhandih?1,398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhorhandih in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhorhandih?67.9% (Census 2011)