# Dhankaul Village, Patepur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patepur, Vaishali 

# Dhankaul

Dhankaul is a village in Patepur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,535 people in 703 households**, the 37th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 3,535people (2011)
- 703households
- 70.4%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Dhankaul PIN code and other codes

Dhankaul falls in Patepur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNirpur
- Community development blockPatepur
- Census village code235145

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?

- Patepur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Hajipur (nearest town)42 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?

11 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mirpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Singhra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Patepur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 30% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhankaul · ■ Patepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**42%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**49%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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?

■ Dhankaul · ■ Patepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**937

Working population ****35.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 62.0% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (19%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 118 (9%) · **■** Marginal 696 (55%)

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 Patepur

- Mirpur3,685 people
- Lakhimpur3,667 people
- Bahuara3,548 people
- Akhtiarpur Doghra3,539 people
- Makundpur Urf Gangapur3,513 people
- Ghanipur3,509 people
- Paranpur3,371 people
- Tajpurwa Urf Shaikhpura3,183 people

[All 143 villages in Patepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/patepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhankaul from Hajipur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankaul?3,535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankaul in?Vaishali district (Patepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankaul?70.4% (Census 2011)