# Dhakosaran Village, Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanwar, Giridih 

# Dhakosaran

Dhakosaran is a village in Dhanwar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825412**. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 170 households**, the 62nd largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,166people (2011)
- 170households
- 76.2%literacy
- 825412PIN code

## Dhakosaran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhakosaran is 825412.** Dhakosaran falls in Dhanwar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825412
- Gram panchayatArkhango
- Community development blockDhanwar
- Census village code350929

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

## How far is Dhakosaran from nearby towns?

- Dhanwar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)42 km by road
- Giridih (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 Dhakosaran?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Arkhango
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Dhakosaran known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 34% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Dhakosaran

Of every 100 households in Dhakosaran in 2011, 56 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhakosaran · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****76%**

**57%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

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 Dhakosaran?

■ Dhakosaran · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**946

Working population ****39.2%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 62.8% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (14%) · **■** Marginal 289 (63%)

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 Dhanwar

- Basgi1,219 people
- Kailpur1,205 people
- Jamridih1,188 people
- Baramo1,168 people
- Jahanadih1,158 people
- Chadgar1,138 people
- Jolhabad1,131 people
- Karmatanr1,121 people

[All 297 villages in Dhanwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhakosaran?825412
- How far is Dhakosaran from Giridih?42 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakosaran?1,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakosaran in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakosaran?76.2% (Census 2011)