# Dasrathpur Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Dasrathpur

Dasrathpur is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,345 people in 583 households**, the 10th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 3,345people (2011)
- 583households
- 64.3%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Dasrathpur PIN code and other codes

Dasrathpur falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDurgapur
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245130

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

## How far is Dasrathpur from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)16 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)16 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 Dasrathpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Dasrathpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Dasrathpur

Of every 100 households in Dasrathpur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dasrathpur · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****68%**

**47%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Dasrathpur?

■ Dasrathpur · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**927

Working population ****34.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 52.6% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 394 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 446 (39%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 243 (21%) · **■** Marginal 44 (4%)

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 Giriak

- Ghorahi4,293 people
- Pearepur4,235 people
- Bakra3,851 people
- Isua3,791 people
- Durgapur3,242 people
- Puri3,190 people
- Satauwa3,069 people
- Gazipur2,807 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dasrathpur from Biharsharif?16 km by road
- What is the population of Dasrathpur?3,345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dasrathpur in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dasrathpur?64.3% (Census 2011)