# Dak Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Dak

Dak is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,537 people in 304 households**, the 69th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,537people (2011)
- 304households
- 55.6%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Dak PIN code and other codes

Dak falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHaripur
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221611

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

## How far is Dak from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)30 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)12 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 Dak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Dak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dak

Of every 100 households in Dak in 2011, 26 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dak · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****47%**

**20%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dak?

■ Dak · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**955

Working population ****42.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 44.3% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 163 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (56%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 103 (16%)

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 Forbesganj

- Ramganj1,696 people
- Sirsia1,667 people
- Shankarpur1,646 people
- Barantpur1,640 people
- Hanskosa1,529 people
- Ahmadpur1,475 people
- Dipaul1,424 people
- Baijnathpur1,419 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dak from Araria?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dak?1,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dak in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dak?55.6% (Census 2011)