# Deogirja Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj 

# Deogirja

Deogirja is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,136 people in 381 households**, the 32nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 2,136people (2011)
- 381households
- 30.3%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Deogirja PIN code and other codes

Deogirja falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSatkuoa
- Community development blockDighalbank
- Census village code222306

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

## How far is Deogirja from nearby towns?

- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)44 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 Deogirja?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Deogirja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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 centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 Deogirja known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Deogirja

Of every 100 households in Deogirja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deogirja · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Deogirja?

■ Deogirja · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.3%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**979

Working population ****25.1%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.1% for men and 25.1% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 163 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (60%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 41 (8%)

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

- Boaldaha2,386 people
- Palsa2,278 people
- Banwaria2,151 people
- Garbhanadenga2,141 people
- Jiapokhar2,090 people
- Kamati2,044 people
- Dahibhat Kalan2,018 people
- Patharghatti1,988 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Deogirja from Kishanganj?44 km by road
- What is the population of Deogirja?2,136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deogirja in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deogirja?30.3% (Census 2011)
