# Boaldaha Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/boaldaha/ Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj # Boaldaha Boaldaha is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,386 people in 455 households**, the 28th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 2,386people (2011) - 455households - 43.7%literacy - 957females per 1,000 males ## Boaldaha PIN code and other codes Boaldaha falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMangura - Community development blockDighalbank - Census village code222311 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Boaldaha from nearby towns? - Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)41 km by road - Bahadurganj (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 Boaldaha? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Boaldaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dighalbank - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Boaldaha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Boaldaha Of every 100 households in Boaldaha in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Boaldaha · ■ Dighalbank rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **9% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **95% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****14%** **16% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****38%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****15%** **30% Own their home ****95%** **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 Boaldaha? ■ Boaldaha · ■ Dighalbank rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%** **49.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **979 Working population ****49.0%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.6% for men and 28.9% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 239 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (28%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 576 (49%) 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 Dighalbank - Lohagarha3,603 people - Algachhia3,275 people - Tarabari2,918 people - Mustalaganj2,450 people - Palsa2,278 people - Banwaria2,151 people - Garbhanadenga2,141 people - Deogirja2,136 people [All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Boaldaha from Kishanganj?41 km by road - What is the population of Boaldaha?2,386 (Census 2011) - Which district is Boaldaha in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Boaldaha?43.7% (Census 2011)