# Dahania Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Dahania

Dahania is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,164 people in 703 households**, the 25th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 3,164people (2011)
- 703households
- 42.8%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Dahania PIN code and other codes

Dahania falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhaania
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225239

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

## How far is Dahania from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)49 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)49 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 Dahania?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dahania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dahania known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Dahania

Of every 100 households in Dahania in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dahania · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**33%

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 Dahania?

■ Dahania · ■ Azamnagar rural average

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

**47.6%

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

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**964

Working population ****27.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.8% for men and 32.6% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 679 (78%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 69 (8%)

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 Azamnagar

- Fatehpur3,313 people
- Malikpur3,286 people
- Kharsota3,262 people
- Maheshpur3,192 people
- Sahajana3,151 people
- Rohia3,045 people
- Garhbainan3,042 people
- Panighatta3,021 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dahania from Katihar?49 km by road
- What is the population of Dahania?3,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahania in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dahania?42.8% (Census 2011)