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

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Damdolia

Damdolia is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **652 people in 154 households**, the 159th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 652people (2011)
- 154households
- 41.5%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Damdolia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChapakhor
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224924

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

## How far is Damdolia from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)71 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)71 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 Damdolia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Damdolia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 37 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 Damdolia

Of every 100 households in Damdolia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Damdolia · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**40%

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 Damdolia?

■ Damdolia · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.5%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**960

Working population ****24.5%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.9% for men and 41.0% for women. 45% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 155 (97%)

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

- Dubisubhi696 people
- Sitgaon692 people
- Chetana687 people
- Machhail685 people
- Sanjhia652 people
- Pichra638 people
- Karimganj619 people
- Lalpur618 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Damdolia from Katihar?71 km by road
- What is the population of Damdolia?652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damdolia in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Damdolia?41.5% (Census 2011)