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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHAHNAJ
Contact: 88****5747
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- LGD code
- 221724
- Pincode
- 854334
- Post office
- Maryganj
- Population
- 244
- Households
- 56
- Literacy rate
- 40.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1050 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 106
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Dhaniain ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Dhaniain ranks #87 of 89 villages in Raniganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.6%
+1.4% vs mandal average
- Dhaniain
- 40.6%
- Raniganj mandal
- 39.2%
- Araria district
- 42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,050
+123 vs mandal average
- Dhaniain
- 1,050
- Raniganj mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Dhaniain
- 4.4
- Raniganj mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhaniain ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Dhaniain ਬਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ Araria ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Raniganj ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 244 ਲੋਕਾਂ 56 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Raniganj ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 89 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 87ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 41% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 39% ਤੋਂ 1 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 1,050 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 854334 ਹੈ, Maryganj ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 221724 ਹੈ। ਸਰਪੰਚ SHAHNAJ ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Bihariganj ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Niranjan Kumar Mehta। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 288, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Kupari →
ਨੇੜਲੇ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਤੁਲਨਾ →| ਪਿੰਡ | ਆਬਾਦੀ | ਸਾਖਰਤਾ | ਦੂਰੀ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaniain · ਇਹ ਪਿੰਡ | 244 | 41% | — |
| Kadwa · Raniganj | 3,546 | 47% | — |
| Kopari · Raniganj | 2,750 | 42% | — |
| Naraenpur · Raniganj | 1,655 | 48% | — |
| Ahmadpur Pahi · Raniganj | 1,568 | 32% | — |
| Basgara · Raniganj | 545 | 51% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhaniain
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- ARARIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kopari
- Total area (ha)
- 308
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 108
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhaniain
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Dhaniain
- LGD code
- 221724
- Pincode
- 854334
- Post office
- Maryganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 244
- Population (projected 2026)
- 288
- Households
- 56
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1050
- Literacy rate
- 40.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bihariganj
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Niranjan Kumar Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHAHNAJ
- Block / Mandal
- Raniganj
ਉਹੀ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ
Villages sharing pincode 854334
- KoskapurRaniganj mandal18,835 pop
- BistariaRaniganj mandal17,647 pop
- Raghunath PurBhargama mandal17,198 pop
- ManullahpattiBhargama mandal17,181 pop
- HasanpurRaniganj mandal14,671 pop
- PharkiaRaniganj mandal11,823 pop
- Paik ParaBhargama mandal11,676 pop
- Sirsia HanumanganjBhargama mandal11,198 pop
- BishunpurRaniganj mandal10,892 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dhaniain
Raniganj ਮੰਡਲ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਿੰਡ
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)