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

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Village · Amdabad, Katihar 

# Dakra

Dakra is a village in Amdabad sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **622 people in 138 households**, the 42nd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 622people (2011)
- 138households
- 47.5%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Dakra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatLakhanpur
- Community development blockAmdabad
- Census village code225756

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)14 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)36 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)36 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karimullahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Singhia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 40% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakra · ■ Amdabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**34%

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 Dakra?

■ Dakra · ■ Amdabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**941

Working population ****26.8%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 38.0% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (33%) · **■** Other work 85 (51%) · **■** Marginal 25 (15%)

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

- Nandgaon Kala Diara983 people
- Bhawanipur864 people
- Dakra738 people
- Bangalpara737 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakra from Katihar?36 km by road
- What is the population of Dakra?622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakra in?Katihar district (Amdabad sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakra?47.5% (Census 2011)