# Dhekaha * * Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/dhekaha/ Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran # Dhekaha * * Dhekaha * * is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845401**. The 2011 Census counted **22,699 people in 4,423 households**, the 1st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 22,699people (2011) - 4,423households - 56.8%literacy - 845401PIN code ## Dhekaha * * PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhekaha * * is 845401.** Dhekaha * * falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845401 - Gram panchayatUtri Dhekhan, East Dekhan, Bardahan - Community development blockMotihari - Census village code217973 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? - Motihari (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)21 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)21 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 * *? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekaha * *; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 84% of the 3,522 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,424 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, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhekaha * * · ■ Motihari rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **6% Toilet within the home ****12%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****54%** **36% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****58%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **20% 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 * * · ■ Motihari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **910 Working population ****34.8%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.5% for men and 45.8% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,425 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,731 (35%) · **■** Household industry 73 (1%) · **■** Other work 665 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2,011 (25%) 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 Motihari - Lakhaura15,675 people - Madhubani13,327 people - Bariyarpur11,711 people - Jhit Kahiya10,127 people [All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhekaha * *?845401 - How far is Dhekaha * * from Motihari?21 km by road - What is the population of Dhekaha * *?22,699 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhekaha * * in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhekaha * *?56.8% (Census 2011)