# Daka Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Daka

Daka is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,865 people in 297 households**, the 32nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,865people (2011)
- 297households
- 48.6%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Daka PIN code and other codes

Daka falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirzapur
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240414

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

## How far is Daka from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)30 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)30 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 Daka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Malda Buzurg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Daka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Daka

Of every 100 households in Daka in 2011, 6 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Daka · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**12%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****26%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Daka?

■ Daka · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**918

Working population ****25.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 43.8% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (13%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 369 (77%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Chautara1,985 people
- Lakha1,953 people
- Pawkuri1,937 people
- Pipra1,887 people
- Kunath1,820 people
- Ghospur1,808 people
- Kusaha1,806 people
- Chatma1,756 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Daka from Banka?30 km by road
- What is the population of Daka?1,865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daka in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Daka?48.6% (Census 2011)