Village · Hussainabad, Palamu
# Dhania

Dhania is a village in Hussainabad sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822116. The 2011 Census counted 158 people in 27 households, the 130th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.
- 158 people (2011)
- 27 households
- 81.8% literacy
- 822116 PIN code

## Dhania PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dhania is 822116. Dhania falls in Hussainabad sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822116
- Community development block Hussainabad
- Census village code 365091

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

## How far is Dhania from nearby towns?
- Hussainabad (nearest town) 9 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dhania?

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

### In the village
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhania known for?

The main crops are rice. About 94% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhania

Of every 100 households in Dhania in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhania · ■ Hussainabad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 8%
- Toilet within the home 0% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 0% 57%
- Television 0% 12%
- Mobile phone 74% 55%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 11% 25%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Dhania?

■ Dhania · ■ Hussainabad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.8% 64.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 935
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1625 938
- Working population 57.0% 33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 72.3% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 89 (99%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Hussainabad
- Majuraha 186 people
- Kusumhara 185 people
- Shiupur 176 people
- Kajibigha 169 people
- Kathaundha Khurd Alias Hussa 144 people
- Kishunpur 140 people
- Chapardag Sikni 120 people
- Nemhat 119 people

All 175 villages in Hussainabad

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dhania? 822116
- What is the population of Dhania? 158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhania in? Palamu district (Hussainabad sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhania? 81.8% (Census 2011)

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