# Dakahwa Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Dakahwa

Dakahwa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 205 households**, the 117th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 969people (2011)
- 205households
- 39.4%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Dakahwa PIN code and other codes

Dakahwa falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirahwa
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216690

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

## How far is Dakahwa from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)55 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)18 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 Dakahwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Dakahwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Dakahwa

Of every 100 households in Dakahwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakahwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Dakahwa?

■ Dakahwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.4%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**957

Working population ****45.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 27.0% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (60%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 67 (15%) · **■** Marginal 42 (9%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Salempur1,012 people
- Bargon1,008 people
- Bakhri991 people
- Motihari976 people
- Kharkatwa958 people
- Ramauli919 people
- Mathia Nisf912 people
- Mujauna901 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakahwa from Bettiah?55 km by road
- What is the population of Dakahwa?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakahwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakahwa?39.4% (Census 2011)