# Dhakaich Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Dhakaich

Dhakaich is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,144 people in 1,468 households**, the 2nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 10,144people (2011)
- 1,468households
- 66.2%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Dhakaich PIN code and other codes

Dhakaich falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhakaich
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247928

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

## How far is Dhakaich from nearby towns?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)7 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 Dhakaich?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakaich; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Dhakaich known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 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 Dhakaich

Of every 100 households in Dhakaich in 2011, 12 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhakaich · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**77%

Tap water ****10%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**91%

Use banking services ****58%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**16%

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 Dhakaich?

■ Dhakaich · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**921

Working population ****33.7%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 55.3% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 369 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,452 (42%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 198 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,342 (39%)

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 Simri

- Simri17,670 people
- Dumri8,794 people
- Rajpur Kalan8,643 people
- Neyazipur7,418 people
- Gangauli6,433 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhakaich from Buxar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakaich?10,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakaich in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakaich?66.2% (Census 2011)