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

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Village · Amdabad, Katihar 

# Dakra English

Dakra English is a village in Amdabad sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,870 people in 407 households**, the 23rd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 1,870people (2011)
- 407households
- 42.8%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Dakra English PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatLakhanpur
- Community development blockAmdabad
- Census village code225759

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

## How far is Dakra English from nearby towns?

- Amdabad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)38 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)38 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 English?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karimullahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Singhia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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

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 English known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 English

Of every 100 households in Dakra English in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakra English · ■ Amdabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****45%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 English?

■ Dakra English · ■ Amdabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**941

Working population ****29.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.0% for men and 33.2% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (20%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 378 (69%)

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

- Rosnamal2,286 people
- Kishunpur2,270 people
- Bathna1,898 people
- Dumaria1,883 people
- Dewa Lachhmipur1,721 people
- Dilli Diwanganj1,718 people
- Kebala Milik1,629 people
- River Block1,624 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakra English from Katihar?38 km by road
- What is the population of Dakra English?1,870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakra English in?Katihar district (Amdabad sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakra English?42.8% (Census 2011)