Village · Mahishi, Saharsa # Dhapari Dhapari is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code 852216. The 2011 Census counted 1,073 people in 176 households, the 53rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%. - 1,073 people (2011) - 176 households - 64.6% literacy - 852216 PIN code ## Dhapari PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhapari is 852216. Dhapari falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code 852216 - Gram panchayat Baghwa - Community development block Mahishi - Census village code 226360 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhapari from nearby towns? - Mahishi (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ) 26 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhapari? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhapari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gandaul - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saharsa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Supaul - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhapari known for? The main crops are paddy. About 57% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhapari Of every 100 households in Dhapari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhapari · ■ Mahishi rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 5% - Toilet within the home 25% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 90% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 46% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 14% 22% - Television 1% 3% - Mobile phone 25% 33% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 53% 52% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhapari? ■ Dhapari · ■ Mahishi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.6% 48.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 840 907 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 924 - Working population 51.4% 36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 50.5% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 166 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (4%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 45 (8%) · ■ Marginal 318 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mahishi - Gangauni 1,219 people - Baghwa 1,151 people - Chatania 1,094 people - Aina Sohagpur 1,088 people - Nakauch 1,030 people - Paranpur 894 people - Dhor 861 people - Tarhi 804 people All 81 villages in Mahishi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhapari? 852216 - How far is Dhapari from Saharsa? 26 km by road - What is the population of Dhapari? 1,073 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhapari in? Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhapari? 64.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/dhapari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.