# Dhanaua Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Siwan 

# Dhanaua

Dhanaua is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,204 people in 197 households**, the 35th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,204people (2011)
- 197households
- 71.7%literacy
- 1,109females per 1,000 males

## Dhanaua PIN code and other codes

Dhanaua falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMolanapur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code231672

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

## How far is Dhanaua from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)30 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)30 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 Dhanaua?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Serya Srikant
- ○Degree college10+ km · Goryakothi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maroura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Dhanaua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Dhanaua

Of every 100 households in Dhanaua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanaua · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**52%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****82%**

**64%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Dhanaua?

■ Dhanaua · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**916

Working population ****15.1%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 58.9% for women. 28% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (49%) · **■** Other work 47 (26%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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 Basantpur

- Laheji1,532 people
- Khori Pakar1,508 people
- Bagaha1,458 people
- Sahilpatti1,373 people
- Haraypur1,204 people
- Nagauli1,166 people
- Rampur1,118 people
- Bagahi786 people

[All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanaua from Siwan?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanaua?1,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanaua in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanaua?71.7% (Census 2011)