# Daman Koh Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Daman Koh

Daman Koh is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **227 people in 48 households**, the 84th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 227people (2011)
- 48households
- 59.7%literacy
- 773females per 1,000 males

## Daman Koh PIN code and other codes

Daman Koh falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDarayapur Ii
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243054

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

## How far is Daman Koh from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)42 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)7 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 Daman Koh?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Daman Koh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chorgaon
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Daman Koh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 8% of the 1,632 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Daman Koh

Of every 100 households in Daman Koh in 2011, 78 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Daman Koh · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****14%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****86%**

**56%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Daman Koh?

■ Daman Koh · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****773**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****550**

**940

Working population ****54.6%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 44.3% for women. 52% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 108 (87%)

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 Kharagpur

- Auraiya392 people
- Bhusi Chak380 people
- Birajpur340 people
- Tala Rajasare231 people
- Tala Kandani223 people
- Parmanandpur211 people
- Lachhu Chak201 people
- Patori189 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Daman Koh from Munger?42 km by road
- What is the population of Daman Koh?227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daman Koh in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Daman Koh?59.7% (Census 2011)