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- LGD code
- 231001
- Pincode
- 841427
- Post office
- Garhmanjha
- Population
- 1,024
- Households
- 171
- Literacy rate
- 38.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1081 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 311
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhankhar compares
By population, Dhankhar ranks #73 of 111 villages in Manjha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.6%
−13.5% vs mandal average
- Dhankhar
- 38.6%
- Manjha mandal
- 52.1%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,081
+31 vs mandal average
- Dhankhar
- 1,081
- Manjha mandal
- 1,050
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Dhankhar
- 6.0
- Manjha mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhankhar at a glance
Dhankhar is a village of 1,024 people in 171 households (Census 2011) in Manjha block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 73rd-largest of 111 villages in Manjha block. Literacy is 39%, 14 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,081 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841427, served by Garhmanjha post office; the LGD village code is 231001. The village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sachindra Prasad Singh. The population is estimated at 1,207 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhankhar · this village | 1,024 | 39% | — |
| Purdil Tola · Manjha | 2,376 | 42% | — |
| Duldulia · Manjha | 1,770 | 40% | — |
| Tola Duldulia · Manjha | 1,288 | 54% | — |
| Chhabahi Shikmi · Manjha | 1,154 | 55% | — |
| Mira Tola · Manjha | 1,044 | 39% | — |
| Shahabuddin Tola · Manjha | 733 | 58% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhankhar
- 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)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GOPALGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DEWAPUR SHEKHPURDIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 108
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 37
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhankhar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhankhar
- LGD code
- 231001
- Pincode
- 841427
- Post office
- Garhmanjha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,024
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,207
- Households
- 171
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1081
- Literacy rate
- 38.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purvi Champaran
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalyanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Radha Mohan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sachindra Prasad Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Manjha
- Nearest bank
- SBI (7.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Chakia (7.5 km)
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Other villages in Manjha mandal
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- Danapur
- Phulwaria
- Gausia
- Jagarnatha
- Mir Alipur
- Bhojpurwa
- Pithauri
- Sirampur Kolhua Pakar
- Paithan Patti
- Dumriya
- Mangraha
- Shahzadpur
- Pipra
- Karanpura
- Dhama Pakar
- Dhobaulia
- Chhabahi Taqi
- Purdil Tola
- Chhitauli
- Admapur
- Kapilaspur
- Lohjira
- Shekh Parsa
- Bhatwalia
- Pathra
- Pathan Patti
- Mujauna
- Puraina
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)