# Dhanpura Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Maharajganj, Siwan 

# Dhanpura

Dhanpura is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **831 people in 120 households**, the 57th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 831people (2011)
- 120households
- 56.3%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Dhanpura PIN code and other codes

Dhanpura falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopur
- Community development blockMaharajganj
- Census village code231872

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

## How far is Dhanpura from nearby towns?

- Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)12 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)12 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 Dhanpura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Dhanpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Dhanpura

Of every 100 households in Dhanpura in 2011, 48 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanpura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**61%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****95%**

**76%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

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 Dhanpura?

■ Dhanpura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**941

Working population ****12.5%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 40.9% for women. 24% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 101 (97%)

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 Maharajganj

- Rahia1,014 people
- Aphrad942 people
- Pakaulia861 people
- Gaur Kathak835 people
- Madhopur825 people
- Shahganj797 people
- Khapura Khanpur785 people
- Mardanpur651 people

[All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanpura from Siwan?12 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanpura?831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanpura in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanpura?56.3% (Census 2011)