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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH
Contact: 99****8402
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- LGD code
- 248854
- Pincode
- 802129
- Post office
- Nawanagar (Buxar)
- Population
- 524
- Households
- 88
- Literacy rate
- 53.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1148 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 217
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
धनेज की तुलना
By population, Dhanej ranks #69 of 107 villages in Nawanagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.6%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Dhanej
- 53.6%
- Nawanagar mandal
- 54.3%
- Buxar district
- 58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,148
+197 vs mandal average
- Dhanej
- 1,148
- Nawanagar mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Dhanej
- 6.0
- Nawanagar mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
धनेज एक नज़र में
धनेज बिहार के बक्सर जिले के नावानगर ब्लॉक में 524 लोगों 88 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो नावानगर ब्लॉक के 107 गांवों में 69वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 54% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 54% के लगभग बराबर है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 1,148 महिलाएं। पिनकोड 802129 है, Nawanagar (Buxar) डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 248854 है। सरपंच SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH हैं, और गांव Makhdumpur विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, जिसके विधायक Subedar Das हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 618 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
ग्राम पंचायत: Babu Ganj English →
आसपास के गांवों की तुलना
आमने-सामने तुलना →| गांव | जनसंख्या | साक्षरता | दूरी |
|---|---|---|---|
| धनेज · यह गांव | 524 | 54% | — |
| Babuganj English · Nawanagar | 2,072 | 60% | — |
| Dafar Dehri · Nawanagar | 1,323 | 52% | — |
| Haroj · Nawanagar | 1,258 | 49% | — |
| Arap Khurd · Nawanagar | 798 | 66% | — |
| Bararhi · Nawanagar | 708 | 64% | — |
| Gorhiya · Nawanagar | 687 | 64% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · धनेज
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DOMRAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Babuganj English
- Total area (ha)
- 112.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 98
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · धनेज
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मुख्य तथ्य — धनेज
- LGD code
- 248854
- Pincode
- 802129
- Post office
- Nawanagar (Buxar)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 524
- Population (projected 2026)
- 618
- Households
- 88
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1148
- Literacy rate
- 53.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jahanabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Makhdumpur
- Member of Parliament
- Surendra Prasad Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Subedar Das
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Nawanagar
- Nearest railway station
- Niyazipur (4.3 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
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