# Dehra Village, Harnaut, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# Dehra

Dehra is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,596 people in 330 households**, the 38th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,596people (2011)
- 330households
- 64.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Dehra PIN code and other codes

Dehra falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatCheran
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244252

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

## How far is Dehra from nearby towns?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)20 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 Dehra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dehra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sabnahuar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Murhari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Dehra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Dehra

Of every 100 households in Dehra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dehra · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**69%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**42%

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

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**50%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**35%

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 Dehra?

■ Dehra · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**938

Working population ****29.0%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 49.8% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (28%) · **■** Household industry 27 (6%) · **■** Other work 69 (15%) · **■** Marginal 170 (37%)

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 Harnaut

- Phalhanwan1,700 people
- Chhatiana1,675 people
- Amar1,659 people
- Goshain Bigha1,653 people
- Ukhra1,567 people
- Mahmudpur1,433 people
- Gangta1,410 people
- Mai1,407 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dehra from Biharsharif?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dehra?1,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dehra in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dehra?64.8% (Census 2011)