# Dhamaur Village, Mairwa, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Mairwa, Siwan 

# Dhamaur

Dhamaur is a village in Mairwa sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,925 people in 358 households**, the 18th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,925people (2011)
- 358households
- 74.0%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Dhamaur PIN code and other codes

Dhamaur falls in Mairwa sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSemra
- Community development blockMairwa
- Census village code232158

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

## How far is Dhamaur from nearby towns?

- Mairwa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)25 km by road
- Mairwa (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 Dhamaur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mairwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Dhamaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Dhamaur

Of every 100 households in Dhamaur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhamaur · ■ Mairwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

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

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****73%**

**68%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**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 Dhamaur?

■ Dhamaur · ■ Mairwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**925

Working population ****30.9%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 61.0% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (40%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (14%) · **■** Marginal 128 (22%)

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 Mairwa

- Bhopatpura2,210 people
- Pharchhua2,116 people
- Semra2,023 people
- Atwa1,925 people
- Karjania1,550 people
- Dharahra1,428 people
- Baraso1,407 people
- Parasia1,371 people

[All 53 villages in Mairwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/mairwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhamaur from Siwan?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamaur?1,925 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamaur in?Siwan district (Mairwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamaur?74.0% (Census 2011)