# Dighaunch Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Dighaunch

Dighaunch is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,709 people in 339 households**, the 48th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 1,709people (2011)
- 339households
- 39.3%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Dighaunch PIN code and other codes

Dighaunch falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaiber
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223887

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

## How far is Dighaunch from nearby towns?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)60 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)60 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 Dighaunch?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dighaunch; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dighaunch known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Dighaunch

Of every 100 households in Dighaunch in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dighaunch · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**20%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**40%

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 Dighaunch?

■ Dighaunch · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.3%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**950

Working population ****21.2%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.5% for men and 32.6% for women. 39% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (72%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 84 (23%)

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 Baisa

- Kilpara Khurd1,773 people
- Jairampur1,753 people
- Sonamani1,732 people
- Rahua1,715 people
- Kanphulia1,699 people
- Pokharia1,671 people
- Ganphalia1,630 people
- Chunamari1,603 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dighaunch from Purnia?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dighaunch?1,709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighaunch in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dighaunch?39.3% (Census 2011)