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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SARSWATI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 257647
- Pincode
- 805113
- Population
- 655
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 43.8%
- Sex ratio
- 871 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 311
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhota compares
By population, Dhota ranks #23 of 33 villages in Kashi Chak mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.8%
−8.7% vs mandal average
- Dhota
- 43.8%
- Kashi Chak mandal
- 52.5%
- Nawada district
- 49.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
871
−37 vs mandal average
- Dhota
- 871
- Kashi Chak mandal
- 908
Household size
people per home
8.2
+1.8 vs mandal average
- Dhota
- 8.2
- Kashi Chak mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhota at a glance
Dhota is a village of 655 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Kashi Chak block, Nawada district, Bihar, the 23rd-largest of 33 villages in Kashi Chak block. Literacy is 44%, 9 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 871 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 805113; the LGD village code is 257647. The sarpanch is SARSWATI DEVI, and the village votes in Bihpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Shailendra. The population is estimated at 772 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhota
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- WARISALIGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Birnanwan
- Total area (ha)
- 121
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 50.68
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhota
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhota
- LGD code
- 257647
- Pincode
- 805113
- Population (Census 2011)
- 655
- Population (projected 2026)
- 772
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 871
- Literacy rate
- 43.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhagalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bihpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Kumar Mandal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kumar Shailendra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SARSWATI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Kashi Chak
- Nearest railway station
- Akbarnagar (12.3 km)
Same pincode
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- DerhgaonKashi Chak mandal6,140 pop
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- BauriKashi Chak mandal3,341 pop
- DhanpurKashi Chak mandal2,381 pop
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View all 32 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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