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- LGD code
- 225729
- Pincode
- 854113
- Post office
- Manihari
- Population
- 2,683
- Households
- 640
- Literacy rate
- 46.4%
- Sex ratio
- 906 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,032
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhuriahi compares
By population, Dhuriahi ranks #21 of 62 villages in Manihari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.4%
+5.8% vs mandal average
- Dhuriahi
- 46.4%
- Manihari mandal
- 40.6%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
906
−3 vs mandal average
- Dhuriahi
- 906
- Manihari mandal
- 909
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Dhuriahi
- 4.2
- Manihari mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhuriahi at a glance
Dhuriahi is a village of 2,683 people in 640 households (Census 2011) in Manihari block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 21st-largest of 62 villages in Manihari block. Literacy is 46%, 6 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 906 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854113, served by Manihari post office; the LGD village code is 225729. The village votes in Sonbarsha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ratnesh Sada. The population is estimated at 3,163 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dhuriyahi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhuriahi · this village | 2,683 | 46% | — |
| Shahpur · Manihari | 1,676 | 39% | — |
| Maskan Bhawanipur Milik · Manihari | 449 | 58% | — |
| Raghunathpur · Manihari | 0 | — | — |
| Nandanpur · Manihari | 0 | — | — |
| Samda · Manihari | 0 | — | — |
| Burhia Tikar · Manihari | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhuriahi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MANIHARI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHURIAHI
- Total area (ha)
- 774.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 250.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhuriahi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhuriahi
- LGD code
- 225729
- Pincode
- 854113
- Post office
- Manihari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,683
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,163
- Households
- 640
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 906
- Literacy rate
- 46.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sonbarsha
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ratnesh Sada
- Block / Mandal
- Manihari
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 854113
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dhuriahi
Other villages in Manihari mandal
View all 60+ →- Katakus
- Dilarpur
- Kumaripur
- Bauilia
- Fatehnagar
- Baghmara
- Nawabganj
- Manoharpur
- Mednipur
- Baghar
- Ratanpur
- Nima
- Maheshpur
- Naraenpur
- Mahuar
- Mianpur
- Kutubpur
- Pagalbari
- Jagbati
- Kebala
- Hanswar
- Bahadurpur
- Sowa
- Maheshpur
- Googachhi
- Shahpur
- Mahespur
- Baghar Bil
- Teghra Gopalpur
- Baijnathpur
- Simlapara
- Alinagar
- Lakhpura
- Teldanga
- Baghmara Milik
- Maskan Bhawanipur Milik
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)