# Dhankaul Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Dhankaul

Dhankaul is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,670 people in 225 households**, the 23rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 1,670people (2011)
- 225households
- 58.3%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Dhankaul PIN code and other codes

Dhankaul falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEfani
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244053

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

## How far is Dhankaul from nearby towns?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)8 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)8 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 Dhankaul?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Dhankaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Dhankaul

Of every 100 households in Dhankaul in 2011, 1 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhankaul · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**82%

Tap water ****58%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**31%

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 Dhankaul?

■ Dhankaul · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**954

Working population ****46.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 49.1% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 497 (64%)

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 Ariari

- Gohda2,003 people
- Intahara1,852 people
- Ariari1,755 people
- Sohdi1,753 people
- Rampur1,546 people
- Ikraen1,437 people
- Baruni1,432 people
- Bhojdih1,377 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhankaul from Sheikhpura?8 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankaul?1,670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankaul in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankaul?58.3% (Census 2011)