Village · Hiranpur, Pakur
# Dharnipahar

Dharnipahar is a village in Hiranpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816107. The 2011 Census counted 296 people in 55 households, the 81st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.9%.
- 296 people (2011)
- 55 households
- 33.9% literacy
- 816107 PIN code

## Dharnipahar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dharnipahar is 816107. Dharnipahar falls in Hiranpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816107
- Gram panchayat Kendua
- Community development block Hiranpur
- Census village code 360301

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

## How far is Dharnipahar from nearby towns?
- Hiranpur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Pakaur (district HQ) 13 km by road
- Pakaur (nearest town) 13 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dharnipahar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dharnipahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pakur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pakur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 11 h summer · 11 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dharnipahar known for?

The main crops are rice. About 7% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dharnipahar

Of every 100 households in Dharnipahar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharnipahar · ■ Hiranpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 16%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92%
- Tap water 6% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 77%
- Use banking services 60% 35%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 7% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 64% 36%
- Own their home 98% 99%

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

## What is the population of Dharnipahar?

■ Dharnipahar · ■ Hiranpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 33.9% 51.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1193 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1739 965
- Working population 52.0% 46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.9% for men and 25.6% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 141 (92%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (5%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranpur
- Ganeshpur 324 people
- Naraindih 314 people
- Shyampur 313 people
- Anguthia 302 people
- Tarapurkhas 290 people
- Tagutola 288 people
- Dhaniomara 278 people
- Palnia 278 people

All 133 villages in Hiranpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dharnipahar? 816107
- How far is Dharnipahar from Pakaur? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Dharnipahar? 296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharnipahar in? Pakur district (Hiranpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dharnipahar? 33.9% (Census 2011)

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