Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj
# Dogachhi

Dogachhi is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,558 people in 524 households, the 34th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.
- 2,558 people (2011)
- 524 households
- 45.2% literacy
- 939 females per 1,000 males

## Dogachhi PIN code and other codes

Dogachhi falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Chaital
- Community development block Thakurganj
- Census village code 222415

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

## How far is Dogachhi from nearby towns?
- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dogachhi?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thakurganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dogachhi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 68% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dogachhi

Of every 100 households in Dogachhi in 2011, 27 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dogachhi · ■ Thakurganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 27% 13%
- Toilet within the home 4% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 92%
- Tap water 6% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 5% 16%
- Television 12% 9%
- Mobile phone 13% 31%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 49% 34%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Dogachhi?

■ Dogachhi · ■ Thakurganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.2% 49.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 945
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1028 977
- Working population 34.5% 34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 38.5% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 193 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 527 (60%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 52 (6%) · ■ Marginal 104 (12%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Thakurganj
- Hulhuli 2,995 people
- Udragori 2,864 people
- Dalligaon 2,737 people
- Chhaital 2,708 people
- Jio Pokhar 2,537 people
- Saraikuri 2,358 people
- Salgori 2,339 people
- Patbhari 2,284 people

All 133 villages in Thakurganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Dogachhi from Kishanganj? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Dogachhi? 2,558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dogachhi in? Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dogachhi? 45.2% (Census 2011)

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