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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRADIP PANJIYAR
Contact: 79****4462
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- LGD code
- 216441
- Pincode
- 845455
- Post office
- Narkaiaganj
- Population
- 1,186
- Households
- 230
- Literacy rate
- 50.3%
- Sex ratio
- 919 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 546
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhanauji compares
By population, Dhanauji ranks #65 of 168 villages in Gaunaha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.3%
+3.2% vs mandal average
Dhanauji50.3%
Gaunaha mandal47.1%
Pashchim Champaran district44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
919
−3 vs mandal average
Dhanauji919
Gaunaha mandal922
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.4 vs mandal average
Dhanauji5.2
Gaunaha mandal5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhanauji at a glance
Dhanauji is a village of 1,186 people in 230 households (Census 2011) in Gaunaha block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, the 65th-largest of 168 villages in Gaunaha block. Literacy is 50%, 3 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 919 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845455, served by Narkaiaganj post office; the LGD village code is 216441. The sarpanch is PRADIP PANJIYAR, and the village votes in Sheohar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shweta Gupta. The population is estimated at 1,398 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhanauji
- 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
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NARKATIYAGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Dhanauji
- Total area (ha)
- 215.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 89
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhanauji
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhanauji
- LGD code
- 216441
- Pincode
- 845455
- Post office
- Narkaiaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,186
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,398
- Households
- 230
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 919
- Literacy rate
- 50.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Member of Parliament
- Lovely Anand
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shweta Gupta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRADIP PANJIYAR
- Block / Mandal
- Gaunaha
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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
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