# Dand Khora Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/dand-khora/ Village · Dandkhora, Katihar # Dand Khora Dand Khora is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,821 people in 1,753 households**, the 1st largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 8,821people (2011) - 1,753households - 66.7%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Dand Khora PIN code and other codes Dand Khora falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDandkhora - Community development blockDandkhora - Census village code225459 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dand Khora from nearby towns? - Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)10 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)10 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 Dand Khora? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Dand Khora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katihar - ○Degree college10+ km · Dosai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter 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 Dand Khora known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 1,102 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,000 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 Dand Khora Of every 100 households in Dand Khora in 2011, 8 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dand Khora · ■ Dandkhora rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **6% Toilet within the home ****16%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **90% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****31%** **26% Television ****11%** **9% Mobile phone ****28%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Dand Khora? ■ Dand Khora · ■ Dandkhora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%** **60.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055** **947 Working population ****41.8%** **39.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 561 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,747 (47%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 193 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,161 (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 Dandkhora - Doasi5,257 people - Bhamraili4,265 people - Raipur3,216 people - Sauria3,108 people [All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dand Khora from Katihar?10 km by road - What is the population of Dand Khora?8,821 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dand Khora in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dand Khora?66.7% (Census 2011)