# Dahibhat Kalan Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj 

# Dahibhat Kalan

Dahibhat Kalan is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,018 people in 423 households**, the 35th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 2,018people (2011)
- 423households
- 58.8%literacy
- 855101PIN code

## Dahibhat Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dahibhat Kalan is 855101.** Dahibhat Kalan falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855101
- Gram panchayatDahibhat
- Community development blockDighalbank
- Census village code222323

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

## How far is Dahibhat Kalan from nearby towns?

- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)41 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)14 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 Dahibhat Kalan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dahibhat Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dighalbank
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Dahibhat Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Dahibhat Kalan

Of every 100 households in Dahibhat Kalan in 2011, 14 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dahibhat Kalan · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**9%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**44%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**16%

Television ****10%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**30%

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 Dahibhat Kalan?

■ Dahibhat Kalan · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**979

Working population ****24.5%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 44.4% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 293 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (37%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%)

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

- Garbhanadenga2,141 people
- Deogirja2,136 people
- Jiapokhar2,090 people
- Kamati2,044 people
- Patharghatti1,988 people
- Malmali1,890 people
- Garumara1,615 people
- Suribhita1,581 people

[All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dahibhat Kalan?855101
- How far is Dahibhat Kalan from Kishanganj?41 km by road
- What is the population of Dahibhat Kalan?2,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahibhat Kalan in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dahibhat Kalan?58.8% (Census 2011)
