# Deochanda Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/deochanda/ Village · Piro, Bhojpur # Deochanda Deochanda is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 189 households**, the 62nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 1,170people (2011) - 189households - 80.7%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Deochanda PIN code and other codes Deochanda falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatTilath - Community development blockPiro - Census village code247379 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Deochanda from nearby towns? - Piro (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)40 km by road - Piro (nearest town)3 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 Deochanda? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Deochanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 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 Deochanda known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Deochanda Of every 100 households in Deochanda in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Deochanda · ■ Piro rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****8%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****89%** **62% Television ****31%** **13% Mobile phone ****71%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **22% 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 Deochanda? ■ Deochanda · ■ Piro rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988** **919 Working population ****26.2%** **29.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 70.8% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (8%) · **■** Marginal 275 (90%) 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 Piro - Hat Pokhar1,272 people - Narhi1,215 people - Basdiha1,212 people - Tiwari Dih1,177 people - Kewatia1,145 people - Garahatha1,120 people - Mahwari1,081 people - Mahuari1,060 people [All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Deochanda from Arrah?40 km by road - What is the population of Deochanda?1,170 (Census 2011) - Which district is Deochanda in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Deochanda?80.7% (Census 2011)