# Dhamaun Village, Patori, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/patori/dhamaun/ Village · Patori, Samastipur # Dhamaun Dhamaun is a village in Patori sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **17,144 people in 2,920 households**, the 1st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%. - 17,144people (2011) - 2,920households - 62.9%literacy - 879females per 1,000 males ## Dhamaun PIN code and other codes Dhamaun falls in Patori sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDakshini Dhaman, Chaksalem, Uttri Dhaman - Community development blockPatori - Census village code236804 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhamaun from nearby towns? - Patori (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)42 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)42 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 Dhamaun? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamaun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patory - ○Degree college5–10 km · Patory - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hagipur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 2 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 Dhamaun known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 1,299 hectares of village land is sown, and 938 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 Dhamaun Of every 100 households in Dhamaun in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhamaun · ■ Patori rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****22%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **81% Tap water ****5%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****55%** **46% Television ****11%** **10% Mobile phone ****59%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **24% 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 Dhamaun? ■ Dhamaun · ■ Patori rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **62.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **893 Working population ****26.5%** **27.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 51.5% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,451 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 948 (21%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Other work 539 (12%) · **■** Marginal 571 (13%) 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 Patori - Hasanpur11,969 people - Darwa10,168 people - Shahpur Undi9,181 people - Hetanpur8,683 people [All 55 villages in Patori](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/patori/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhamaun from Samastipur?42 km by road - What is the population of Dhamaun?17,144 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhamaun in?Samastipur district (Patori sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhamaun?62.9% (Census 2011)