# Darpa Village, Narkatia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/darpa/ Village · Narkatia, Purba Champaran # Darpa Darpa is a village in Narkatia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **15,026 people in 2,703 households**, the 1st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 15,026people (2011) - 2,703households - 56.9%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Darpa PIN code and other codes Darpa falls in Narkatia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDarpa - Community development blockNarkatia - Census village code217729 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darpa from nearby towns? - Narkatia (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)25 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)25 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 Darpa? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Darpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 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 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Choradano - ○Degree college5–10 km · Choradano - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Darpa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 1,090 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 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 Darpa Of every 100 households in Darpa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Darpa · ■ Narkatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****30%** **30% Television ****7%** **7% Mobile phone ****68%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **19% 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 Darpa? ■ Darpa · ■ Narkatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%** **57.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **919 Working population ****40.6%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 41.8% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 661 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,096 (67%) · **■** Household industry 39 (1%) · **■** Other work 336 (6%) · **■** Marginal 965 (16%) 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 Narkatia - Jitpur10,282 people - Tinkoni9,873 people - Kudarkat7,801 people - Narkatia7,577 people [All 54 villages in Narkatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Darpa from Motihari?25 km by road - What is the population of Darpa?15,026 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darpa in?Purba Champaran district (Narkatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Darpa?56.9% (Census 2011)