# Dehri Village, Sandesh, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur 

# Dehri

Dehri is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,183 people in 280 households**, the 23rd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 2,183people (2011)
- 280households
- 65.1%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Dehri PIN code and other codes

Dehri falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJamoin
- Community development blockSandesh
- Census village code247006

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

## How far is Dehri from nearby towns?

- Sandesh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Arrah (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 Dehri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dehri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandesh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dehri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Dehri

Of every 100 households in Dehri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dehri · ■ Sandesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**67%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**70%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

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 Dehri?

■ Dehri · ■ Sandesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**914

Working population ****34.4%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 43.8% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 294 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (4%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 210 (28%) · **■** Marginal 205 (27%)

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 Sandesh

- Parura Rampur2,522 people
- Bhatauli2,482 people
- Kusra2,462 people
- Kholpur2,429 people
- Chela2,139 people
- Dharampur1,942 people
- Deoar1,809 people
- Dalelganj1,802 people

[All 54 villages in Sandesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dehri from Arrah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dehri?2,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dehri in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dehri?65.1% (Census 2011)