# Dakaitpuja Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Dakaitpuja

Dakaitpuja is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **720 people in 165 households**, the 149th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 720people (2011)
- 165households
- 70.1%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Dakaitpuja PIN code and other codes

Dakaitpuja falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSultanpur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225006

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

## How far is Dakaitpuja from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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 Dakaitpuja?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barsoi
- ○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
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Dakaitpuja known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 41 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 Dakaitpuja

Of every 100 households in Dakaitpuja in 2011, 30 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakaitpuja · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**15%

Television ****18%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**40%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dakaitpuja?

■ Dakaitpuja · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**960

Working population ****30.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (57%) · **■** Other work 75 (34%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Barsoi

- Birjoy742 people
- Nandal735 people
- Kuchpokhar729 people
- Dakhi722 people
- Neamatpur718 people
- Jagannathpur716 people
- Narwal704 people
- Chaugachhi703 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakaitpuja from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Dakaitpuja?720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakaitpuja in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakaitpuja?70.1% (Census 2011)