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

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Village · Rahui, Nalanda 

# Dehra

Dehra is a village in Rahui sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,631 people in 271 households**, the 31st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,631people (2011)
- 271households
- 63.2%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Dehra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPatasang
- Community development blockRahui
- Census village code244385

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?

- Rahui (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Habanpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 1 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 87% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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, 11 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dehra · ■ Rahui rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****76%**

**47%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**41%

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 Dehra?

■ Dehra · ■ Rahui rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**934

Working population ****28.7%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 49.6% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (18%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 54 (12%) · **■** Marginal 187 (40%)

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 Rahui

- Mora1,742 people
- Wena1,714 people
- Basak Saidi1,686 people
- Milki1,645 people
- Khaje Sarai1,567 people
- Sherpur1,545 people
- Pitaunjia1,458 people
- Kaiampur Makhdumpur1,455 people

[All 66 villages in Rahui](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/rahui/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dehra from Biharsharif?10 km by road
- What is the population of Dehra?1,631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dehra in?Nalanda district (Rahui sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dehra?63.2% (Census 2011)