# Dira Village, Halsi, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai 

# Dira

Dira is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,048 people in 322 households**, the 23rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,048people (2011)
- 322households
- 65.4%literacy
- 1,058females per 1,000 males

## Dira PIN code and other codes

Dira falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMohadinagar
- Community development blockHalsi
- Census village code243801

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

## How far is Dira from nearby towns?

- Halsi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)25 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)25 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 Dira?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Halsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Dira known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Dira

Of every 100 households in Dira in 2011, 4 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dira · ■ Halsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

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

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**35%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dira?

■ Dira · ■ Halsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**939

Working population ****35.8%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 58.0% for women. 36% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 225 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (19%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 330 (45%)

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 Halsi

- Gaura2,304 people
- Khoriari2,296 people
- Rata2,173 people
- Giddha2,132 people
- Bahranwan2,036 people
- Bardokhar1,937 people
- Silwe1,901 people
- Kakrauri1,823 people

[All 61 villages in Halsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dira from Lakhisarai?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dira?2,048 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dira in?Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dira?65.4% (Census 2011)