# Dhanbani Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Dhanbani

Dhanbani is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 57 households**, the 110th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 260people (2011)
- 57households
- 60.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Dhanbani PIN code and other codes

Dhanbani falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKalchite
- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363540

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

## How far is Dhanbani from nearby towns?

- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)62 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 Dhanbani?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanbani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chengjora
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Dhanbani known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Dhanbani

Of every 100 households in Dhanbani in 2011, 68 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanbani · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**56%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Dhanbani?

■ Dhanbani · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**983

Working population ****47.3%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 45.1% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 13 (11%) · **■** Marginal 110 (89%)

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 Ghatshila

- Berahatu275 people
- Kuliyana274 people
- Dainmari273 people
- Brindabanpur266 people
- Haludbani247 people
- Bandhdi237 people
- Chekam237 people
- Burudi234 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanbani from Jamshedpur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanbani?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanbani in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanbani?60.4% (Census 2011)