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Dhankaul

धनकौल
Teghra mandal
Pincode 851133
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NIRMALA DEVI
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LGD code
237943
Pincode
851133
Post office
Teghra
Population
6,267
Households
1,142
Literacy rate
52.3%
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,204
Census 2011 · in context

How Dhankaul compares

By population, Dhankaul ranks #5 of 112 villages in Teghra mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.3%
−1.5% vs mandal average
Dhankaul
52.3%
Teghra mandal
53.8%
Begusarai district
52.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
+14 vs mandal average
Dhankaul
908
Teghra mandal
894
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.5 vs mandal average
Dhankaul
5.5
Teghra mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Dhankaul at a glance

Dhankaul is a village of 6,267 people in 1,142 households (Census 2011) in Teghra block, Begusarai district, Bihar, the 5th-largest of 112 villages in Teghra block. Literacy is 52%, 2 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 851133, served by Teghra post office; the LGD village code is 237943. The sarpanch is NIRMALA DEVI, and the village votes in Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 7,389 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Dhankaul

LGD code
237943
Pincode
851133
Post office
Teghra
Population (Census 2011)
6,267
Population (projected 2026)
7,389
Households
1,142
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
908
Literacy rate
52.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Khagaria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Simri Bakhtiarpur
Member of Parliament
Rajesh Verma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanjay Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
NIRMALA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Teghra
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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