# Bandrak Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Bandrak

Bandrak is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,332 people in 275 households**, the 56th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 1,332people (2011)
- 275households
- 41.1%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Bandrak PIN code and other codes

Bandrak falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTauli
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224207

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

## How far is Bandrak from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)22 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)22 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 Bandrak?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Bandrak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Bandrak

Of every 100 households in Bandrak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bandrak · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**21%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bandrak?

■ Bandrak · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**975

Working population ****23.3%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 33.7% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (66%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 22 (7%)

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 Dagarua

- Kamalpur1,489 people
- Chakdeh1,476 people
- Soti1,402 people
- Bhakhri1,356 people
- Baraili1,312 people
- Harkheli1,305 people
- Kechua1,299 people
- Chikni1,235 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bandrak from Purnia?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bandrak?1,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandrak in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bandrak?41.1% (Census 2011)