Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj
# Dargah kanchanbari

Dargah kanchanbari is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855101. The 2011 Census counted 493 people in 95 households, the 66th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.
- 493 people (2011)
- 95 households
- 46.4% literacy
- 855101 PIN code

## Dargah kanchanbari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dargah kanchanbari is 855101. Dargah kanchanbari falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- PIN code 855101
- Gram panchayat Lohagara
- Community development block Dighalbank
- Census village code 222296

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dargah kanchanbari from nearby towns?
- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 57 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dargah kanchanbari?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dargah kanchanbari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dighalbank
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dargah kanchanbari known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 74% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dargah kanchanbari

Of every 100 households in Dargah kanchanbari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dargah kanchanbari · ■ Dighalbank rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 9%
- Toilet within the home 1% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 95%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 6% 16%
- Television 2% 5%
- Mobile phone 26% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 35% 30%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dargah kanchanbari?

■ Dargah kanchanbari · ■ Dighalbank rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.4% 49.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1149 979
- Working population 49.5% 32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 32.8% for women. 49% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 10 (4%) · ■ Other work 14 (6%) · ■ Marginal 220 (90%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank
- Tulshia Kasht 549 people
- Tapu 510 people
- Dargah Rasulganj 504 people
- Teli Bhita 494 people
- Hari Bhita 484 people
- Doria 472 people
- Hublidenga 444 people
- Ikra Milik 388 people

All 81 villages in Dighalbank

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dargah kanchanbari? 855101
- How far is Dargah kanchanbari from Kishanganj? 57 km by road
- What is the population of Dargah kanchanbari? 493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dargah kanchanbari in? Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dargah kanchanbari? 46.4% (Census 2011)

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