# Dhankuria Village, Meherma, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/meherma/dhankuria/ Village · Meherma, Godda # Dhankuria Dhankuria is a village in Meherma sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814160**. The 2011 Census counted **2,619 people in 447 households**, the 14th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%. - 2,619people (2011) - 447households - 67.9%literacy - 814160PIN code ## Dhankuria PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhankuria is 814160.** Dhankuria falls in Meherma sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand. - PIN code814160 - Gram panchayatDhankuria - Community development blockMeherma - Census village code355769 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhankuria from nearby towns? - Godda (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Godda (district HQ)45 km by road - Godda (nearest town)45 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 Dhankuria? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankuria; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ghamdi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Dhankuria known for? About 98% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Dhankuria Of every 100 households in Dhankuria in 2011, 14 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhankuria · ■ Meherma rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **9% Toilet within the home ****14%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **72% Use banking services ****90%** **46% Television ****15%** **9% Mobile phone ****92%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****5%** **37% 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 Dhankuria? ■ Dhankuria · ■ Meherma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **56.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **960 Working population ****34.8%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 53.7% for women. 43% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (10%) · **■** Marginal 509 (56%) 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 Meherma - Chhota And Bara Mangarh2,846 people - Itahari2,842 people - Sukhari2,765 people - Sankarpur2,703 people - Borma2,489 people - Pati Chak2,434 people - Mehrma2,358 people - Kamardiha2,334 people [All 213 villages in Meherma](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/meherma/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhankuria?814160 - How far is Dhankuria from Godda?45 km by road - What is the population of Dhankuria?2,619 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhankuria in?Godda district (Meherma sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Dhankuria?67.9% (Census 2011)