# Dhanauj Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Dhanauj

Dhanauj is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 116 households**, the 60th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 636people (2011)
- 116households
- 52.9%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Dhanauj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanauj is 852216.** Dhanauj falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatRajanpur
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226403

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

## How far is Dhanauj from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)31 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)31 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 Dhanauj?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanauj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maina
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dhanauj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Dhanauj

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

■ Dhanauj · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****90%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhanauj?

■ Dhanauj · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****792**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**924

Working population ****42.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 32.0% for women. 39% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (24%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 158 (58%)

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 Mahishi

- Dhor861 people
- Tarhi804 people
- Bahrampur798 people
- Pokharbhinda787 people
- Sahorwa620 people
- Nonia592 people
- Aksaur392 people
- Dumri318 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanauj?852216
- How far is Dhanauj from Saharsa?31 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanauj?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanauj in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanauj?52.9% (Census 2011)