Village · Sasaram, Rohtas # Dhanpurwa Dhanpurwa is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 298 people in 45 households, the 137th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 298 people (2011) - 45 households - 88.8% literacy - 923 females per 1,000 males ## Dhanpurwa PIN code and other codes Dhanpurwa falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Karserua - Community development block Sasaram - Census village code 252464 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhanpurwa from nearby towns? - Sasaram (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ) 10 km by road - Sasaram (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhanpurwa? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Babhani - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Karbandiya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Raj Pur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhanpurwa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 78% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhanpurwa Of every 100 households in Dhanpurwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhanpurwa · ■ Sasaram rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 18% - Toilet within the home 30% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 70% 76% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 98% 74% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 89% - Use banking services 64% 55% - Television 6% 23% - Mobile phone 81% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 32% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 4% 20% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhanpurwa? ■ Dhanpurwa · ■ Sasaram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.8% 71.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 923 920 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 927 - Working population 21.8% 29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 82.9% for women. 41% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 46 (71%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (6%) · ■ Other work 12 (18%) · ■ Marginal 3 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sasaram - Fazilpur 334 people - Goria 316 people - Tiwari Dih 314 people - Nirmalpur 302 people - Fatehpur 186 people - Semra 186 people - Madauria 161 people - Udhopur 136 people All 171 villages in Sasaram ## Quick answers - How far is Dhanpurwa from Sasaram? 10 km by road - What is the population of Dhanpurwa? 298 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanpurwa in? Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhanpurwa? 88.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/dhanpurwa-252464/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.