# Darmahi Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Darmahi

Darmahi is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,429 people in 516 households**, the 23rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 2,429people (2011)
- 516households
- 53.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Darmahi PIN code and other codes

Darmahi falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPirmokam
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224257

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

## How far is Darmahi from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Darmahi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Darmahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kariyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Darmahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Darmahi

Of every 100 households in Darmahi in 2011, 13 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darmahi · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**54%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**36%

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 Darmahi?

■ Darmahi · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**976

Working population ****50.7%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 38.3% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 384 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (48%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 29 (2%) · **■** Marginal 197 (16%)

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 Falka

- Dhanetha3,163 people
- Maheshpur3,098 people
- Chatar3,035 people
- Semaria2,471 people
- Giriawan2,193 people
- Semaria Rami2,127 people
- Babhani2,122 people
- Rajdhani2,008 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darmahi from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Darmahi?2,429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darmahi in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Darmahi?53.3% (Census 2011)