# Darma Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga 

# Darma

Darma is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847121**. The 2011 Census counted **5,110 people in 1,160 households**, the 12th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 5,110people (2011)
- 1,160households
- 64.7%literacy
- 847121PIN code

## Darma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darma is 847121.** Darma falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847121
- Gram panchayatPaigambarpur
- Community development blockKeotiranway
- Census village code226934

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

## How far is Darma from nearby towns?

- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)21 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)21 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 Darma?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Darma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bataul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Darma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Darma

Of every 100 households in Darma in 2011, 16 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Darma · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**71%

Tap water ****9%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**34%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Darma?

■ Darma · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**929

Working population ****29.9%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 53.3% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (11%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 217 (14%) · **■** Marginal 892 (58%)

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 Keotiranway

- Keoti Ranwe8,273 people
- Jalwara7,571 people
- Paigambarpur7,423 people
- Karjapatti5,559 people
- Dighiar5,062 people
- Khirma5,029 people
- Rajaura4,936 people
- Pathra4,897 people

[All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darma?847121
- How far is Darma from Darbhanga?21 km by road
- What is the population of Darma?5,110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darma in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Darma?64.7% (Census 2011)