# Mau Dhaneshpurd Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/mau-dhaneshpurd/ Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur # Mau Dhaneshpurd Mau Dhaneshpurd is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **15,833 people in 3,042 households**, the 1st largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 15,833people (2011) - 3,042households - 74.2%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Mau Dhaneshpurd PIN code and other codes Mau Dhaneshpurd falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMaudhaneshpur South, Maudhaneshpur North - Community development blockVidyapati Nagar - Census village code236971 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mau Dhaneshpurd from nearby towns? - Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)38 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)13 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 Mau Dhaneshpurd? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Mau Dhaneshpurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Mau Dhaneshpurd known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 964 hectares of village land is sown, and 750 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 Mau Dhaneshpurd Of every 100 households in Mau Dhaneshpurd in 2011, 5 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mau Dhaneshpurd · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **5% Toilet within the home ****37%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **93% Use banking services ****57%** **42% Television ****15%** **9% Mobile phone ****57%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Mau Dhaneshpurd? ■ Mau Dhaneshpurd · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **924 Working population ****30.8%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 64.6% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 720 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,403 (29%) · **■** Household industry 292 (6%) · **■** Other work 985 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,481 (30%) 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 Vidyapati Nagar - Sahit13,554 people - Barhauna12,131 people - GarhSisai12,088 people - Harpur Bochaha11,758 people [All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mau Dhaneshpurd from Samastipur?38 km by road - What is the population of Mau Dhaneshpurd?15,833 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mau Dhaneshpurd in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mau Dhaneshpurd?74.2% (Census 2011)