# Dewakharkita Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Dewakharkita

Dewakharkita is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,123 people in 185 households**, the 60th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,123people (2011)
- 185households
- 68.5%literacy
- 774females per 1,000 males

## Dewakharkita PIN code and other codes

Dewakharkita falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJagariya
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239757

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

## How far is Dewakharkita from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhagalpur (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 Dewakharkita?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dewakharkita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 2 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 Dewakharkita known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Dewakharkita

Of every 100 households in Dewakharkita in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewakharkita · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**76%

Tap water ****16%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**50%

Television ****31%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dewakharkita?

■ Dewakharkita · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****774**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**927

Working population ****31.3%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 56.9% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 312 (89%)

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 Shahkund

- Ibrahimpur1,199 people
- Goriasi1,189 people
- Harnathpur1,160 people
- Sultanpur1,135 people
- Laugain1,116 people
- Chandar Bhanpur1,091 people
- Banawan1,033 people
- Gaura1,009 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dewakharkita from Bhagalpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dewakharkita?1,123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewakharkita in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dewakharkita?68.5% (Census 2011)