# Dhantha Village, Kochas, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kochas, Rohtas 

# Dhantha

Dhantha is a village in Kochas sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 105 households**, the 81st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 681people (2011)
- 105households
- 58.1%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Dhantha PIN code and other codes

Dhantha falls in Kochas sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalthari
- Community development blockKochas
- Census village code250727

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

## How far is Dhantha from nearby towns?

- Kochas (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)33 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)33 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 Dhantha?

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

### In the village

- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kochas
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kochas
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shahmal Khaira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Dhantha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Dhantha

Of every 100 households in Dhantha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhantha · ■ Kochas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**83%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****9%**

**51%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**18%

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 Dhantha?

■ Dhantha · ■ Kochas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**922

Working population ****32.0%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 44.0% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 102 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (26%) · **■** Marginal 59 (27%)

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 Kochas

- Helha721 people
- Misraulia718 people
- Panchu Dehri710 people
- Andaur703 people
- Khairi681 people
- Narayanpur675 people
- Pakari675 people
- Nimiyan665 people

[All 191 villages in Kochas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kochas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhantha from Sasaram?33 km by road
- What is the population of Dhantha?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhantha in?Rohtas district (Kochas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhantha?58.1% (Census 2011)