# Dhanukpuja Village, Maheshpur, Pakur (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshpur, Pakur 

# Dhanukpuja

Dhanukpuja is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816106**. The 2011 Census counted **514 people in 100 households**, the 148th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 514people (2011)
- 100households
- 16.7%literacy
- 816106PIN code

## Dhanukpuja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanukpuja is 816106.** Dhanukpuja falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816106
- Gram panchayatKhanpur
- Community development blockMaheshpur
- Census village code360748

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

## How far is Dhanukpuja from nearby towns?

- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Pakur (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 Dhanukpuja?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanukpuja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khanpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maheshpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Dhanukpuja known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 23% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhanukpuja

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

■ Dhanukpuja · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**86%

Use banking services ****4%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dhanukpuja?

■ Dhanukpuja · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****16.7%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****701**

**987

Working population ****30.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 23.4% for men and 10.3% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (38%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Maheshpur

- Bishunpur526 people
- Datoi518 people
- Nijhor517 people
- Babupur516 people
- Ratanpur514 people
- Haridaspur511 people
- Nandpur511 people
- Asnadanga501 people

[All 345 villages in Maheshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanukpuja?816106
- How far is Dhanukpuja from Pakur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanukpuja?514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanukpuja in?Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanukpuja?16.7% (Census 2011)