# Dakhner Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Dakhner

Dakhner is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,339 people in 406 households**, the 12th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 2,339people (2011)
- 406households
- 71.7%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Dakhner PIN code and other codes

Dakhner falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAjmatganj
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255459

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

## How far is Dakhner from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- Gaya (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 Dakhner?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dakhner; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●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 · Paraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khusdihra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Dakhner known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Dakhner

Of every 100 households in Dakhner in 2011, 2 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakhner · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**53%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****72%**

**52%

Television ****18%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dakhner?

■ Dakhner · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**929

Working population ****32.4%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 59.9% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (40%) · **■** Household industry 41 (5%) · **■** Other work 272 (36%) · **■** Marginal 41 (5%)

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 Paraiya

- Azmatganj2,966 people
- Itwan2,520 people
- Kapasiya2,512 people
- Kastha2,387 people
- Uparahauli2,079 people
- Haspura2,015 people
- Hardaspur1,941 people
- Kasthua1,932 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakhner from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dakhner?2,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakhner in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakhner?71.7% (Census 2011)