# Dakra Village, Amdabad, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amdabad, Katihar 

# Dakra

Dakra is a village in Amdabad sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **738 people in 136 households**, the 40th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 738people (2011)
- 136households
- 41.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Dakra PIN code and other codes

Dakra falls in Amdabad sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaida
- Community development blockAmdabad
- Census village code225754

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?

- Amdabad (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)32 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Baida
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karimullahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Singhia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 55% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakra · ■ Amdabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****58%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dakra?

■ Dakra · ■ Amdabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.5%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**941

Working population ****26.6%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.5% for men and 40.4% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%) · **■** Marginal 67 (34%)

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 Amdabad

- Gadai Maharajpur1,100 people
- Naya Tola994 people
- Nandgaon Kala Diara983 people
- Bhawanipur864 people
- Bangalpara737 people
- Dakra622 people

[All 51 villages in Amdabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/amdabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakra from Katihar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Dakra?738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakra in?Katihar district (Amdabad sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakra?41.5% (Census 2011)