# Datian Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Datian

Datian is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,084 people in 492 households**, the 23rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 2,084people (2011)
- 492households
- 59.4%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Datian PIN code and other codes

Datian falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBijaul
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224793

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

## How far is Datian from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)12 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 Datian?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Datian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salkari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Datian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Datian

Of every 100 households in Datian in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Datian · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**15%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Datian?

■ Datian · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**953

Working population ****29.7%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 50.8% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 146 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (36%) · **■** Other work 53 (9%) · **■** Marginal 198 (32%)

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 Balrampur

- Sharif Nagar2,208 people
- Kallangaon2,147 people
- Sohar2,141 people
- Sadipur2,090 people
- Shahpur2,078 people
- Khairan2,066 people
- Lutipur2,020 people
- Dullahpur2,018 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Datian from Katihar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Datian?2,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Datian in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Datian?59.4% (Census 2011)