# Dhankurda Village, Mahagama, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahagama, Godda 

# Dhankurda

Dhankurda is a village in Mahagama sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **465 people in 81 households**, the 116th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 465people (2011)
- 81households
- 75.1%literacy
- 824females per 1,000 males

## Dhankurda PIN code and other codes

Dhankurda falls in Mahagama sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMahagama
- Community development blockMahagama
- Census village code356759

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

## How far is Dhankurda from nearby towns?

- Mahagama (sub-district HQ)0 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)30 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)30 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 Dhankurda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankurda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

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 Dhankurda known for?

About 70% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Dhankurda

Of every 100 households in Dhankurda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhankurda · ■ Mahagama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**67%

Use banking services ****66%**

**37%

Television ****88%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Dhankurda?

■ Dhankurda · ■ Mahagama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**967

Working population ****46.2%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (37%) · **■** Other work 33 (15%) · **■** Marginal 31 (14%)

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 Mahagama

- Khaspathar494 people
- Samda493 people
- Saraiaghat472 people
- Chuna Chak470 people
- Mansura454 people
- Muradpur446 people
- Lakrabank443 people
- Gangsagar438 people

[All 363 villages in Mahagama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/mahagama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhankurda from Godda?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankurda?465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankurda in?Godda district (Mahagama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankurda?75.1% (Census 2011)