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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHAMPA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 233286
- Pincode
- 841212
- Post office
- Jogia
- Population
- 552
- Households
- 65
- Literacy rate
- 75.4%
- Sex ratio
- 890 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 132
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhana Dih compares
By population, Dhana Dih ranks #80 of 93 villages in Ekma mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.4%
+15.4% vs mandal average
- Dhana Dih
- 75.4%
- Ekma mandal
- 60.0%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
890
−96 vs mandal average
- Dhana Dih
- 890
- Ekma mandal
- 986
Household size
people per home
8.5
+2.2 vs mandal average
- Dhana Dih
- 8.5
- Ekma mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhana Dih at a glance
Dhana Dih is a village of 552 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Ekma block, Saran district, Bihar, the 80th-largest of 93 villages in Ekma block. Literacy is 75%, 15 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 890 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841212, served by Jogia post office; the LGD village code is 233286. The sarpanch is CHAMPA DEVI, and the village votes in Ekma assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoranjan Singh. The population is estimated at 651 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rasulpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhana Dih · this village | 552 | 75% | — |
| Lakat Chhapra · Ekma | 1,731 | 63% | — |
| Dhana Dih · Ekma | 1,040 | 56% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhana Dih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 37
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Rasulpur
- Total area (ha)
- 34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.39
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhana Dih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhana Dih
- LGD code
- 233286
- Pincode
- 841212
- Post office
- Jogia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 552
- Population (projected 2026)
- 651
- Households
- 65
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 890
- Literacy rate
- 75.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Maharajganj
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ekma
- Member of Parliament
- Janardan Singh Sigriwal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manoranjan Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- CHAMPA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Ekma
- Nearest PHC
- Sri Balajee Clinic (13.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Dal Chapra (18.2 km)
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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, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)