# Dhankuta Village, Kathikund, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kathikund, Dumka 

# Dhankuta

Dhankuta is a village in Kathikund sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814103**. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 58 households**, the 87th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 304people (2011)
- 58households
- 67.1%literacy
- 814103PIN code

## Dhankuta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhankuta is 814103.** Dhankuta falls in Kathikund sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814103
- Gram panchayatAsan Pahari
- Community development blockKathikund
- Census village code370684

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

## How far is Dhankuta from nearby towns?

- Kathikund (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)34 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)34 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 Dhankuta?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankuta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Dhankuta known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Dhankuta

Of every 100 households in Dhankuta in 2011, 8 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhankuta · ■ Kathikund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****49%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**29%

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 Dhankuta?

■ Dhankuta · ■ Kathikund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**983

Working population ****29.6%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 49.2% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 87 (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 Kathikund

- Masania317 people
- Kulkant316 people
- Balidih314 people
- Jhagrahi306 people
- Sahritola303 people
- Burhidangal299 people
- Bamandiha295 people
- Lakhanpur294 people

[All 197 villages in Kathikund](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/kathikund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhankuta?814103
- How far is Dhankuta from Dumka?34 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankuta?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankuta in?Dumka district (Kathikund sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankuta?67.1% (Census 2011)