# Deorikhas Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Deorikhas

Deorikhas is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,412 people in 294 households**, the 36th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,412people (2011)
- 294households
- 60.6%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Deorikhas PIN code and other codes

Deorikhas falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilhania
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222280

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

## How far is Deorikhas from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)47 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)22 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 Deorikhas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Deorikhas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bahadurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Deorikhas known for?

The main crops are **paddy, raw jute and wheat**. About 34% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Deorikhas

Of every 100 households in Deorikhas in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deorikhas · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**38%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**96%

Use banking services ****7%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

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 Deorikhas?

■ Deorikhas · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**973

Working population ****26.7%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 45.3% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (62%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 41 (11%)

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 Terhagachh

- Rampur1,558 people
- Babhangawan1,491 people
- Ghani Phulsara1,477 people
- Suhia1,418 people
- Bhagjhunki1,399 people
- Bhelagurhi1,208 people
- Chichora1,198 people
- Kharrakasht1,183 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Deorikhas from Kishanganj?47 km by road
- What is the population of Deorikhas?1,412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deorikhas in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deorikhas?60.6% (Census 2011)