# Darhishir Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai 

# Darhishir

Darhishir is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,600 people in 245 households**, the 29th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 1,600people (2011)
- 245households
- 46.2%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Darhishir PIN code and other codes

Darhishir falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGohri
- Community development blockChanan*
- Census village code243661

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

## How far is Darhishir from nearby towns?

- Chanan* (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)15 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)15 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 Darhishir?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhochak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhochak
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Darhishir known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Darhishir

Of every 100 households in Darhishir in 2011, 22 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Darhishir · ■ Chanan* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****26%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****50%**

**37%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Darhishir?

■ Darhishir · ■ Chanan* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**954

Working population ****24.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 29.0% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 160 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 211 (54%)

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 Chanan*

- Basmatia1,891 people
- Mahesleta1,804 people
- Maheshpur1,689 people
- Itahara1,602 people
- Bichhwe1,533 people
- Nagardar1,514 people
- Dharampur1,495 people
- Titai Chak1,459 people

[All 68 villages in Chanan*](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darhishir from Lakhisarai?15 km by road
- What is the population of Darhishir?1,600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darhishir in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Darhishir?46.2% (Census 2011)