Village · Bahadurganj, Kishanganj # Dahgaon Dahgaon is a village in Bahadurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855101. The 2011 Census counted 1,797 people in 387 households, the 40th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 1,797 people (2011) - 387 households - 56.7% literacy - 855101 PIN code ## Dahgaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dahgaon is 855101. Dahgaon falls in Bahadurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code 855101 - Gram panchayat Jhingakata - Community development block Bahadurganj - Census village code 222697 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dahgaon from nearby towns? - Bahadurganj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 35 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dahgaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dahgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bahadurganj - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palasmani - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 11 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dahgaon known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include jute rope. About 79% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dahgaon Of every 100 households in Dahgaon in 2011, 11 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dahgaon · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 11% 12% - Toilet within the home 3% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 94% - Tap water 1% 1% - Drinking water within premises 31% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94% - Use banking services 20% 17% - Television 4% 4% - Mobile phone 23% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 0% - None of these assets 22% 31% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dahgaon? ■ Dahgaon · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 57.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1152 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 983 - Working population 23.2% 29.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.7% for men and 47.6% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 67 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 87 (21%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 42 (10%) · ■ Marginal 218 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurganj - Gurgaon 2,046 people - Guabari 2,040 people - Duadangi 2,022 people - Dharhar 2,016 people - Durgapur Bangaon 1,784 people - Tangtangia 1,721 people - Dulali 1,707 people - Musaldenga 1,704 people All 105 villages in Bahadurganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dahgaon? 855101 - How far is Dahgaon from Kishanganj? 35 km by road - What is the population of Dahgaon? 1,797 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahgaon in? Kishanganj district (Bahadurganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dahgaon? 56.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/bahadurganj/dahgaon-222697/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.