# Deodar Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Deodar

Deodar is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,585 people in 255 households**, the 54th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,585people (2011)
- 255households
- 61.0%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Deodar PIN code and other codes

Deodar falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTahirpur-Gaura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241077

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

## How far is Deodar from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banka (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 Deodar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Deodar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Deodar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Deodar

Of every 100 households in Deodar in 2011, 20 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Deodar · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**91%

Use banking services ****68%**

**32%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**34%

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 Deodar?

■ Deodar · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**943

Working population ****40.8%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 48.2% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 360 (56%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Hirammi1,642 people
- Hasanpur1,628 people
- Pair1,621 people
- Basantpur1,592 people
- Pipra1,557 people
- Joki1,552 people
- Balias1,540 people
- Dhuraia1,535 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deodar from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Deodar?1,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deodar in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deodar?61.0% (Census 2011)