# Dakhi Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Dakhi

Dakhi is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,227 people in 221 households**, the 96th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 1,227people (2011)
- 221households
- 43.3%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Dakhi PIN code and other codes

Dakhi falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChouni
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224510

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

## How far is Dakhi from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)41 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)41 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 Dakhi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dakhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Durgaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Dakhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Dakhi

Of every 100 households in Dakhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakhi · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dakhi?

■ Dakhi · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.3%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**969

Working population ****25.4%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 33.1% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (50%) · **■** Other work 33 (11%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 Kadwa

- Daulatpur1,263 people
- Jalkar Baluganj1,254 people
- Katara1,250 people
- Sihpur1,229 people
- Ramnagar1,206 people
- Muradpur1,182 people
- Majhok1,165 people
- Malikpur1,162 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakhi from Katihar?41 km by road
- What is the population of Dakhi?1,227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakhi in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakhi?43.3% (Census 2011)