# Dakra Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Dakra

Dakra is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,027 people in 340 households**, the 32nd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 2,027people (2011)
- 340households
- 55.9%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Dakra PIN code and other codes

Dakra falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code258066

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

## How far is Dakra from nearby towns?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)13 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)13 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 Dakra?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Dakra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Dakra

Of every 100 households in Dakra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakra · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****15%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dakra?

■ Dakra · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**950

Working population ****36.2%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 42.9% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 484 (66%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 84 (11%)

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 Akbarpur

- Gobind Bigaha2,207 people
- Derawan2,127 people
- Mastanganj2,106 people
- Bhat Bigha2,083 people
- Nad1,998 people
- Burail1,995 people
- Gosain Bigha1,987 people
- Ladaha1,961 people

[All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakra from Nawada?13 km by road
- What is the population of Dakra?2,027 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakra in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakra?55.9% (Census 2011)