# Dhunan Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Dhunan

Dhunan is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **708 people in 107 households**, the 99th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 708people (2011)
- 107households
- 48.2%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Dhunan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMahdi Ganj
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252355

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

## How far is Dhunan from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)8 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 Dhunan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhunan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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

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 Dhunan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Dhunan

Of every 100 households in Dhunan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhunan · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**74%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****33%**

**55%

Television ****23%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhunan?

■ Dhunan · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**927

Working population ****45.6%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 40.4% for women. 44% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 246 (76%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Dhanarhi745 people
- Sumbha745 people
- Kurdaun711 people
- Tetari709 people
- Babura707 people
- Gamharia707 people
- Ahrawan705 people
- Tendua702 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhunan from Sasaram?8 km by road
- What is the population of Dhunan?708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhunan in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhunan?48.2% (Census 2011)