# Dastur Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Dastur

Dastur is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,198 people in 261 households**, the 64th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,198people (2011)
- 261households
- 49.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Dastur PIN code and other codes

Dastur falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhowlmara
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222499

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

## How far is Dastur from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)27 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 Dastur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dastur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dastur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Dastur

Of every 100 households in Dastur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dastur · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**13%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**34%

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 Dastur?

■ Dastur · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**977

Working population ****27.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 40.9% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 48 (15%)

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 Thakurganj

- Barah Pathia1,456 people
- Kharna1,389 people
- Panchgachhi1,247 people
- Teghari1,236 people
- Dhakpara1,193 people
- Bhagkharna1,154 people
- Hazarigachh1,135 people
- Chhatar Katharo1,129 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dastur from Kishanganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dastur?1,198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dastur in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dastur?49.3% (Census 2011)