# Dhekaha Village, Kesaria, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kesaria/dhekaha/ Village · Kesaria, Purba Champaran # Dhekaha Dhekaha is a village in Kesaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845424**. The 2011 Census counted **6,225 people in 1,102 households**, the 7th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 6,225people (2011) - 1,102households - 49.1%literacy - 845424PIN code ## Dhekaha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhekaha is 845424.** Dhekaha falls in Kesaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845424 - Gram panchayatDhekaha - Community development blockKesaria - Census village code218246 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhekaha from nearby towns? - Kesaria (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Kesaria (nearest town)9 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 Dhekaha? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kesaria - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kesaria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Dhekaha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Dhekaha Of every 100 households in Dhekaha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhekaha · ■ Kesaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****15%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****68%** **46% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****80%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **17% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dhekaha? ■ Dhekaha · ■ Kesaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%** **57.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **948 Working population ****28.6%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.8% for men and 37.0% for women. 40% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 234 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 548 (31%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 58 (3%) · **■** Marginal 913 (51%) 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 Kesaria - Sundarpur15,859 people - Rampur Khajuriya9,120 people - Bairiya8,512 people - Karhan7,421 people - Bathna5,852 people - Sembhuapur5,089 people - Chand Parsa5,033 people - Bijdhari Nizamat4,692 people [All 43 villages in Kesaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kesaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhekaha?845424 - How far is Dhekaha from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Dhekaha?6,225 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhekaha in?Purba Champaran district (Kesaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhekaha?49.1% (Census 2011)