# Doasi Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Doasi

Doasi is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,257 people in 1,207 households**, the 2nd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 5,257people (2011)
- 1,207households
- 59.0%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Doasi PIN code and other codes

Doasi falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDoasi
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225424

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

## How far is Doasi from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)20 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 Doasi?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Doasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Doasi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 646 hectares of village land is sown, and 330 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 Doasi

Of every 100 households in Doasi in 2011, 8 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Doasi · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**36%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Doasi?

■ Doasi · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**947

Working population ****37.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 49.2% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 446 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 554 (28%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (5%) · **■** Marginal 879 (44%)

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

- Dand Khora8,821 people
- Bhamraili4,265 people
- Raipur3,216 people
- Sauria3,108 people
- Borni Gorgawan2,831 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Doasi from Katihar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Doasi?5,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Doasi in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Doasi?59.0% (Census 2011)