# Dhanpurwa Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Dhanpurwa

Dhanpurwa is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,340 people in 221 households**, the 59th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,340people (2011)
- 221households
- 78.5%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Dhanpurwa PIN code and other codes

Dhanpurwa falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahdi Ganj
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252346

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

## How far is Dhanpurwa from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)2 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)2 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 Dhanpurwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sasaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 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
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Dhanpurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Dhanpurwa

Of every 100 households in Dhanpurwa in 2011, 80 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dhanpurwa · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**89%

Use banking services ****86%**

**55%

Television ****53%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Dhanpurwa?

■ Dhanpurwa · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**927

Working population ****24.9%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 69.7% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (22%) · **■** Marginal 154 (46%)

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 Sasaram

- Karam Dihri1,371 people
- Jaipur1,359 people
- Bahrar1,355 people
- Gharbair1,344 people
- Dumaria1,301 people
- Kanchanpur1,274 people
- Barui1,238 people
- Belahar1,199 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanpurwa from Sasaram?2 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanpurwa?1,340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanpurwa in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanpurwa?78.5% (Census 2011)