Village · Kharik, Bhagalpur
# Dadpur

Dadpur is a village in Kharik sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code 853202. The 2011 Census counted 2,955 people in 491 households, the 12th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.
- 2,955 people (2011)
- 491 households
- 46.8% literacy
- 853202 PIN code

## Dadpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dadpur is 853202. Dadpur falls in Kharik sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- PIN code 853202
- Gram panchayat Dhodhiya Dadpur
- Community development block Kharik
- Census village code 238920

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dadpur from nearby towns?
- Kharik (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Naugachhia (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dadpur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Dadpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Post office In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kharif
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nawgachhiya
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dadpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 83% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dadpur

Of every 100 households in Dadpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dadpur · ■ Kharik rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 9%
- Toilet within the home 4% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 70%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 44% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 24% 41%
- Television 3% 11%
- Mobile phone 41% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 50% 30%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dadpur?

■ Dadpur · ■ Kharik rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.8% 58.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 875
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 920 923
- Working population 30.1% 32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 35.4% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 32 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 224 (25%) · ■ Household industry 16 (2%) · ■ Other work 37 (4%) · ■ Marginal 579 (65%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharik
- Akidatpur 5,713 people
- Maheshpur Madan 5,607 people
- Bahatra 3,268 people
- Lokmanpur 3,016 people
- Lachhmipur Maheshpur 2,400 people
- Seokund 2,352 people
- Baluachak 1,744 people
- Lodipur 1,668 people

All 35 villages in Kharik

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- Dadpur · Village, Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas · 2,996 people
- Dadpur · Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman · 2,791 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dadpur? 853202
- How far is Dadpur from Bhagalpur? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Dadpur? 2,955 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dadpur in? Bhagalpur district (Kharik sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dadpur? 46.8% (Census 2011)

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