# Dakra Village, Kurtha, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurtha, Arwal 

# Dakra

Dakra is a village in Kurtha sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804421**. The 2011 Census counted **1,176 people in 199 households**, the 34th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,176people (2011)
- 199households
- 78.0%literacy
- 804421PIN code

## Dakra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dakra is 804421.** Dakra falls in Kurtha sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804421
- Gram panchayatIbrahimpur
- Community development blockKurtha
- Census village code260872

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

## How far is Dakra from nearby towns?

- Kurtha (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)20 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)20 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 Dakra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pinjarawa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darheta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dakra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Dakra

Of every 100 households in Dakra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dakra · ■ Kurtha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**62%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**52%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dakra?

■ Dakra · ■ Kurtha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**918

Working population ****26.3%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 69.4% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (55%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (17%) · **■** Marginal 34 (11%)

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 Kurtha

- Saidpur1,492 people
- Ahmadpur Harna1,479 people
- Qamariya1,416 people
- Motipur1,226 people
- Narhi1,156 people
- Manikpur1,155 people
- Musarhi1,144 people
- Makhdumpur1,100 people

[All 72 villages in Kurtha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kurtha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dakra?804421
- How far is Dakra from Arwal?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dakra?1,176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakra in?Arwal district (Kurtha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakra?78.0% (Census 2011)