# Dagarua Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/dagarua-224154/ Village · Dagarua, Purnia # Dagarua Dagarua is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,008 people in 1,646 households**, the 1st largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%. - 8,008people (2011) - 1,646households - 47.4%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Dagarua PIN code and other codes Dagarua falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDagarua - Community development blockDagarua - Census village code224154 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dagarua from nearby towns? - Dagarua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)21 km by road - Purnia (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 Dagarua? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dagarua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps 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 Dagarua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Dagarua Of every 100 households in Dagarua in 2011, 14 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dagarua · ■ Dagarua rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **12% Toilet within the home ****13%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **91% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****19%** **21% Television ****6%** **6% Mobile phone ****25%** **36% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****41%** **35% Own their home ****96%** **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 Dagarua? ■ Dagarua · ■ Dagarua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%** **45.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **975 Working population ****34.5%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.8% for men and 38.3% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 288 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,183 (43%) · **■** Household industry 50 (2%) · **■** Other work 302 (11%) · **■** Marginal 936 (34%) 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 - Belgachhi5,936 people - Dagarua5,918 people - Kanharia5,898 people - Dubaili5,308 people [All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dagarua from Purnia?21 km by road - What is the population of Dagarua?8,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dagarua in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dagarua?47.4% (Census 2011)