# Dhama Village, Ishupur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ishupur, Saran 

# Dhama

Dhama is a village in Ishupur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,293 people in 262 households**, the 46th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 1,293people (2011)
- 262households
- 65.1%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Dhama PIN code and other codes

Dhama falls in Ishupur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKerwa
- Community development blockIshupur
- Census village code233067

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

## How far is Dhama from nearby towns?

- Ishupur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)35 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 Dhama?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amnaur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 6 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 Dhama known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Dhama

Of every 100 households in Dhama in 2011, 17 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhama · ■ Ishupur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****56%**

**60%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**12%

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 Dhama?

■ Dhama · ■ Ishupur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**924

Working population ****30.3%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 53.0% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 195 (50%)

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 Ishupur

- Bhagwanpur1,510 people
- Gunrajpur1,497 people
- Sanrhwara1,414 people
- Goha1,403 people
- Bangra1,035 people
- Afzalpur964 people
- Kumhaila940 people
- Kauria933 people

[All 63 villages in Ishupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ishupur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhama from Chhapra?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dhama?1,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhama in?Saran district (Ishupur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhama?65.1% (Census 2011)