# Dhanaura Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Dhanaura

Dhanaura is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,173 people in 334 households**, the 45th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,173people (2011)
- 334households
- 76.1%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Dhanaura PIN code and other codes

Dhanaura falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaujampur
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234429

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

## How far is Dhanaura from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)21 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)17 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 Dhanaura?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Dhanaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Dhanaura

Of every 100 households in Dhanaura in 2011, 16 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhanaura · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**83%

Tap water ****22%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**95%

Use banking services ****74%**

**57%

Television ****57%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

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 Dhanaura?

■ Dhanaura · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**943

Working population ****16.8%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 67.2% for women. 30% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (22%) · **■** Household industry 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 120 (33%) · **■** Marginal 98 (27%)

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 Garkha

- Banwari Basant2,401 people
- Bangari2,382 people
- Minapur2,354 people
- Mura2,332 people
- Parsa2,158 people
- Pirari2,119 people
- Salaha2,112 people
- Moharampur2,088 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanaura from Chhapra?21 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanaura?2,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanaura in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanaura?76.1% (Census 2011)