# Dihira Village, Baska, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baska, Baksa 

# Dihira

Dihira is a village in Baska sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,240 people in 219 households**, the 41st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,240people (2011)
- 219households
- 29.9%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Dihira PIN code and other codes

Dihira falls in Baska sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockBaska
- Census village code304473

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dihira from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dihira?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dihira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barama
- ○Degree college10+ km
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dihira known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dihira

Of every 100 households in Dihira in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dihira · ■ Baska rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****2%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dihira?

■ Dihira · ■ Baska rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.9%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**964

Working population ****52.5%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.7% for men and 24.1% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 122 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 90 (14%) · **■** Marginal 416 (64%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baska

- Goldingpara1,260 people
- Nalbari1,253 people
- Banbari1,248 people
- Hatirtari1,241 people
- Palashguri1,227 people
- Dhanbil1,226 people
- Pub Athiabari1,208 people
- Sonapur1,184 people

[All 86 villages in Baska](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/baska/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dihira?1,240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dihira in?Baksa district (Baska sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dihira?29.9% (Census 2011)