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

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Dagarua

Dagarua is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,918 people in 1,098 households**, the 3rd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 5,918people (2011)
- 1,098households
- 29.6%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Dagarua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224156

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)3 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)18 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)18 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?

11 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
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Dagarua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 570 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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, 11 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dagarua · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**21%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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+) ****29.6%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**975

Working population ****27.4%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.3% for men and 23.5% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 264 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (16%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 167 (10%) · **■** Marginal 895 (55%)

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

- Dagarua8,008 people
- Belgachhi5,936 people
- Kanharia5,898 people
- Dubaili5,308 people
- Gandbas5,207 people
- Bishunpur4,972 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dagarua from Purnia?18 km by road
- What is the population of Dagarua?5,918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dagarua in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dagarua?29.6% (Census 2011)