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

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Tikaili

Tikaili is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,952 people in 461 households**, the 12th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,952people (2011)
- 461households
- 76.8%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Tikaili PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225454

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

## How far is Tikaili from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)17 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)17 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 Tikaili?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Tikaili; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Tikaili known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Tikaili

Of every 100 households in Tikaili in 2011, 20 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tikaili · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**98%

Use banking services ****51%**

**26%

Television ****13%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Tikaili?

■ Tikaili · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**947

Working population ****36.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 68.5% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (28%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (10%) · **■** Marginal 193 (27%)

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

- Mahespur2,648 people
- Bijaili2,362 people
- Bhelahi2,084 people
- Mohnipipra1,977 people
- Kandharpaili1,917 people
- Mangurjan1,784 people
- Paharpur1,631 people
- Dumaria1,442 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tikaili from Katihar?17 km by road
- What is the population of Tikaili?1,952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikaili in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tikaili?76.8% (Census 2011)