# Dhangaraha Village, Baniapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/dhangaraha/ Village · Baniapur, Saran # Dhangaraha Dhangaraha is a village in Baniapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,573 people in 1,574 households**, the 2nd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 8,573people (2011) - 1,574households - 71.4%literacy - 1,007females per 1,000 males ## Dhangaraha PIN code and other codes Dhangaraha falls in Baniapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhangarha - Community development blockBaniapur - Census village code233161 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhangaraha from nearby towns? - Baniapur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)15 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 Dhangaraha? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Dhangaraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hafizpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Dhangaraha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 513 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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 Dhangaraha Of every 100 households in Dhangaraha in 2011, 10 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhangaraha · ■ Baniapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **18% Toilet within the home ****21%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **84% Tap water ****11%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****62%** **64% Television ****19%** **17% Mobile phone ****70%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **12% Own their home ****98%** **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 Dhangaraha? ■ Dhangaraha · ■ Baniapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **65.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **921 Working population ****24.5%** **25.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 60.3% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 442 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (22%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 307 (15%) · **■** Marginal 893 (42%) 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 Baniapur - Kanhauli Manohar13,414 people - Paighambarpur7,351 people - Karah6,895 people - Baniapur6,719 people - Lauwa Kalan6,577 people [All 114 villages in Baniapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhangaraha from Chhapra?30 km by road - What is the population of Dhangaraha?8,573 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhangaraha in?Saran district (Baniapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhangaraha?71.4% (Census 2011)