# Dhankaul Buzurg Village, Bajpatti, Sitamarhi (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bajpatti/dhankaul-buzurg/ Village · Bajpatti, Sitamarhi # Dhankaul Buzurg Dhankaul Buzurg is a village in Bajpatti sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,387 people in 451 households**, the 35th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%. - 2,387people (2011) - 451households - 60.5%literacy - 875females per 1,000 males ## Dhankaul Buzurg PIN code and other codes Dhankaul Buzurg falls in Bajpatti sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarpurwa - Community development blockBajpatti - Census village code219655 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhankaul Buzurg from nearby towns? - Bajpatti (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)15 km by road - Sitamarhi (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 Dhankaul Buzurg? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankaul Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bajpatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Buzurg known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 90 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 Dhankaul Buzurg Of every 100 households in Dhankaul Buzurg in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhankaul Buzurg · ■ Bajpatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **8% Toilet within the home ****3%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****15%** **28% Television ****1%** **5% Mobile phone ****61%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **33% 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 Dhankaul Buzurg? ■ Dhankaul Buzurg · ■ Bajpatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%** **52.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **921 Working population ****27.1%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.8% for men and 50.9% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (32%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (10%) · **■** Marginal 303 (47%) 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 Bajpatti - Basaul2,627 people - Raepur Jagarnath2,485 people - Sewaipatti2,472 people - Bangraha urf Mahindpur2,436 people - Boha Basdeopur2,184 people - Saura2,178 people - Pharuha Bhawani1,930 people - Narha Kalyan1,718 people [All 58 villages in Bajpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bajpatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhankaul Buzurg from Sitamarhi?15 km by road - What is the population of Dhankaul Buzurg?2,387 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhankaul Buzurg in?Sitamarhi district (Bajpatti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhankaul Buzurg?60.5% (Census 2011)