Village · Sundarpahari, Godda
# Dhankuti

Dhankuti is a village in Sundarpahari sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814156. The 2011 Census counted 72 people in 19 households, the 169th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.6%.
- 72 people (2011)
- 19 households
- 37.7% literacy
- 814156 PIN code

## Dhankuti PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dhankuti is 814156. Dhankuti falls in Sundarpahari sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814156
- Gram panchayat Bara Dhamni
- Community development block Sundarpahari
- Census village code 357765

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dhankuti from nearby towns?
- Sundarpahari (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Godda (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Godda (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dhankuti?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Godda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Godda
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhankuti known for?

The main crops are rice. About 19% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dhankuti

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

■ Dhankuti · ■ Sundarpahari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 10% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 58% 34%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 0% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 84% 48%
- Own their home 95% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhankuti?

■ Dhankuti · ■ Sundarpahari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 37.7% 43.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 727 997
- Working population 47.2% 54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.2% for men and 29.6% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 2 (6%) · ■ Marginal 32 (94%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sundarpahari
- Chhota Paktari 76 people
- Gandarama 76 people
- Kudi Goda 75 people
- Sena 73 people
- Chhota Dangapara 70 people
- Chhota Palma 70 people
- Gardi 69 people
- Bankati 68 people

All 298 villages in Sundarpahari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dhankuti? 814156
- How far is Dhankuti from Godda? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankuti? 72 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankuti in? Godda district (Sundarpahari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankuti? 37.7% (Census 2011)

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