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- LGD code
- 230588
- Pincode
- 841425
- Post office
- Bathubazar
- Population
- 322
- Households
- 40
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1013 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 113
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhana Chak compares
By population, Dhana Chak ranks #84 of 106 villages in Phulwaria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.5%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Dhana Chak
- 57.5%
- Phulwaria mandal
- 57.6%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,013
−1 vs mandal average
- Dhana Chak
- 1,013
- Phulwaria mandal
- 1,014
Household size
people per home
8.1
+1.6 vs mandal average
- Dhana Chak
- 8.1
- Phulwaria mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhana Chak at a glance
Dhana Chak is a village of 322 people in 40 households (Census 2011) in Phulwaria block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 84th-largest of 106 villages in Phulwaria block. Literacy is 58%, about the same as the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841425, served by Bathubazar post office; the LGD village code is 230588. The village votes in Hathua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramsewak Singh. The population is estimated at 380 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ganesh Dummar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhana Chak · this village | 322 | 58% | — |
| Ganesh Dumar · Phulwaria | 2,380 | 54% | — |
| Dewan Parsa · Phulwaria | 2,068 | 68% | — |
| Rajpur · Phulwaria | 1,805 | 54% | — |
| Balbhadar Parsa · Phulwaria | 1,384 | 58% | — |
| Semarawna · Phulwaria | 1,377 | 64% | — |
| Chaube Parsa · Phulwaria | 1,122 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhana Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GOPALGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GANESH DUMAR
- Total area (ha)
- 40.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhana Chak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhana Chak
- LGD code
- 230588
- Pincode
- 841425
- Post office
- Bathubazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 322
- Population (projected 2026)
- 380
- Households
- 40
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1013
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gopalganj
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hathua
- Member of Parliament
- Alok Kumar Suman
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramsewak Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Phulwaria
- Nearest railway station
- Sasa Musa (13.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841425
- Koila DewaPhulwaria mandal8,745 pop
- Kararia BhitariPhulwaria mandal4,479 pop
- Bairagi TolaPhulwaria mandal4,064 pop
- Bathua Bajar Urf Bathua KotPhulwaria mandal4,003 pop
- Majirwa KalanPhulwaria mandal3,569 pop
- GidhaPhulwaria mandal3,108 pop
- Saunhi PattiPhulwaria mandal3,027 pop
- Kamal Kant Karariya Urf BahriPhulwaria mandal2,982 pop
- RampurPhulwaria mandal2,887 pop
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Other villages named Dhana Chak
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dhana Chak
Other villages in Phulwaria mandal
View all 60+ →- Koila Dewa
- Kararia Bhitari
- Bairagi Tola
- Bathua Bajar Urf Bathua Kot
- Majirwa Kalan
- Gidha
- Saunhi Patti
- Kamal Kant Karariya Urf Bahri
- Rampur
- Paikauli Bado
- Phulwaria
- Maripur
- Ganesh Dumar
- Larhpur
- Chamari Patti
- Mangha
- Dubey Batraha
- Manjha Goshain
- Dewan Parsa
- Baniya Chhapar
- Kunar Bathua
- Churaman Chak
- Dularpur
- Salar Kalan
- Salar Khurd
- Rajpur
- Balepur
- Jataha
- Girdhar Parsa
- Sagrampur
- Harihara
- Paikauli Naraen
- Rampur
- Panre Parsa
- Misir Batraha
- Sagrampur Gopal
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)