# Dakra Village, Makhdumpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Makhdumpur, Jehanabad 

# Dakra

Dakra is a village in Makhdumpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,713 people in 638 households**, the 12th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 3,713people (2011)
- 638households
- 53.7%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Dakra PIN code and other codes

Dakra falls in Makhdumpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDakra
- Community development blockMakhdumpur
- Census village code260487

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

## How far is Dakra from nearby towns?

- Makhdumpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)24 km by road
- Makhdumpur (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 Dakra?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Dakra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 291 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 Dakra

Of every 100 households in Dakra in 2011, 17 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dakra · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**47%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**33%

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 Dakra?

■ Dakra · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**924

Working population ****39.9%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 45.5% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,123 (76%)

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 Makhdumpur

- Kohara4,747 people
- Solhanda4,745 people
- Jamanganj4,157 people
- Sarthua3,835 people
- Birra3,424 people
- Makarpur3,415 people
- Ner3,380 people
- Kachnanwan3,333 people

[All 117 villages in Makhdumpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/makhdumpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakra from Jehanabad?24 km by road
- What is the population of Dakra?3,713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakra in?Jehanabad district (Makhdumpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakra?53.7% (Census 2011)