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- LGD code
- 230663
- Pincode
- 841436
- Post office
- Hathwa
- Population
- 851
- Households
- 154
- Literacy rate
- 55.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 470
Census 2011 · in context
How Bari Dhanesh compares
By population, Bari Dhanesh ranks #75 of 108 villages in Hathua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.5%
−1.8% vs mandal average
- Bari Dhanesh
- 55.5%
- Hathua mandal
- 57.3%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+9 vs mandal average
- Bari Dhanesh
- 1,017
- Hathua mandal
- 1,008
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Bari Dhanesh
- 5.5
- Hathua mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bari Dhanesh at a glance
Bari Dhanesh is a village of 851 people in 154 households (Census 2011) in Hathua block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 75th-largest of 108 villages in Hathua block. Literacy is 56%, 2 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841436, served by Hathwa post office; the LGD village code is 230663. The village votes in Sakra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aditya Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,003 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bari Ishar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bari Dhanesh · this village | 851 | 56% | — |
| Repura · Hathua | 3,602 | 58% | — |
| Bari Ishar · Hathua | 3,047 | 51% | — |
| Deuria · Hathua | 2,557 | 51% | — |
| Jainan · Hathua | 729 | 46% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bari Dhanesh
- 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)
- 4
- 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
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MIRGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 37
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARI ISHAR
- Total area (ha)
- 70
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25.52
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bari Dhanesh
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bari Dhanesh
- LGD code
- 230663
- Pincode
- 841436
- Post office
- Hathwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 851
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,003
- Households
- 154
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 55.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Muzaffarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sakra
- Member of Parliament
- Raj Bhushan Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Aditya Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Hathua
- Nearest railway station
- Siho (4.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841436
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bari Dhanesh
Other villages in Hathua mandal
View all 60+ →- Machhagar Patti Jagdish
- Jigna Jagarnath
- Singaha
- Sauren
- Pipra Khas
- Barka Ganw
- Kusauni
- Ratan Chak
- Chhap
- Ekdanga
- Barwa Kaparpura
- Fatehpur
- Chainpur
- Lain Bazar
- Mirzapur
- Barhea
- Repura
- Kharauni
- Manni Chhapar
- Sohagpur
- Machhagar Urf Lachhiram Patti
- Bari Ishar
- Semranw
- Kandhgopi
- Matihani Madho
- Pipra Jado
- Bari Raybhan
- Deuria
- Matihani Nain
- Jigna Gopal
- Misrauli
- Barai Patti
- Piuli
- Narainian
- Pachphera
- Rupan Chak
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)