Village · Bahadurganj, Kishanganj # Dahgaon Dahgaon is a village in Bahadurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,196 people in 266 households, the 61st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 1,196 people (2011) - 266 households - 60.2% literacy - 1,102 females per 1,000 males ## Dahgaon PIN code and other codes Dahgaon falls in Bahadurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Jhingakata - Community development block Bahadurganj - Census village code 222719 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dahgaon from nearby towns? - Bahadurganj (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 30 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dahgaon? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Dahgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bahadurganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palasmani - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 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 and raw jute. About 54% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dahgaon · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 12% - Toilet within the home 2% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 94% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 5% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 15% 17% - Television 2% 4% - Mobile phone 21% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 40% 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+) 60.2% 57.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1102 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 842 983 - Working population 25.2% 29.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 53.7% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 37 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 120 (40%) · ■ Other work 43 (14%) · ■ Marginal 101 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurganj - Murmala 1,222 people - Rampur 1,216 people - Korat Bangaon 1,214 people - Haribhasa 1,211 people - Bhupla 1,183 people - Bishunpur 1,181 people - Kumhartoli 1,126 people - Kharsel 1,018 people All 105 villages in Bahadurganj ## Other places named Dahgaon - Dahgaon · Village, Chhata, Mathura · 4,447 people - Dahgaon · Village, Auraiya, Auraiya · 3,510 people - Dahgaon · Village, Bahadurganj, Kishanganj · 1,797 people ## Quick answers - How far is Dahgaon from Kishanganj? 30 km by road - What is the population of Dahgaon? 1,196 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahgaon in? Kishanganj district (Bahadurganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dahgaon? 60.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/bahadurganj/dahgaon-222719/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.