Dhanga
Benipatti block · Madhubani district, Bihar · PIN 847229 · village code 220334
Population 2011
8,064
Census of India
Population 2020
14,898
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+84.8%
6,834 people · 7.1% a year
Households
2,898
+89.2% vs 1,532 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
8,064
Male / female
4,120 / 3,944
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
957
Children aged 0–6
1,359
Literacy rate
45.0%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
543 / 1
Working population
2,817
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
75.4%
Households
1,532
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
Separately located
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
1,900
Teachers
12
Students per teacher
158
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
2,152
Non-farm households
701
Share of households farming, 2020
75%
Net sown area
405 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
405 / 225 / 50
Main irrigation source
Canals
Location
26.4200, 85.9807 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Dhamaura · Dhamia Patti · Dhanauja · Dhanchhiha · Dhanouja · Dhanpat Barhi · Dhanukhi · Dhanuki Jagatpur