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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Dhamaikol

Dhamaikol is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,380 people in 558 households**, the 40th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 2,380people (2011)
- 558households
- 56.7%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Dhamaikol PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatShitalmani
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225333

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

## How far is Dhamaikol from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)60 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 Dhamaikol?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary 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 · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Dhamaikol known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Dhamaikol

Of every 100 households in Dhamaikol in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamaikol · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Dhamaikol?

■ Dhamaikol · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**964

Working population ****27.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 48.7% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (8%) · **■** Marginal 256 (39%)

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

- Murbatpur2,643 people
- Palsa2,628 people
- Gosainpur2,476 people
- Baghaura2,403 people
- Lashkarbari2,371 people
- Salmara2,350 people
- Barwari2,287 people
- Sitalpur2,240 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhamaikol from Katihar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamaikol?2,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamaikol in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamaikol?56.7% (Census 2011)