# Dakhin Khap Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Dakhin Khap

Dakhin Khap is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,062 people in 157 households**, the 39th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 1,062people (2011)
- 157households
- 55.1%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Dakhin Khap PIN code and other codes

Dakhin Khap falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBela
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256301

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

## How far is Dakhin Khap from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)12 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 Dakhin Khap?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dakhin Khap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Dakhin Khap known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Dakhin Khap

Of every 100 households in Dakhin Khap in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakhin Khap · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**35%

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 Dakhin Khap?

■ Dakhin Khap · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**997

Working population ****37.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 39.2% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 313 (79%)

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 Sherghati

- Jhor1,420 people
- Lachhnaiti1,415 people
- Bhujaul1,191 people
- Niman1,080 people
- Samda1,030 people
- Ratanpura988 people
- Majhanpur974 people
- Ismailpur969 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakhin Khap from Gaya?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dakhin Khap?1,062 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakhin Khap in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakhin Khap?55.1% (Census 2011)