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

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Dargahiganj

Dargahiganj is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **32 people in 5 households**, the 138th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 32people (2011)
- 5households
- 33.3%literacy
- 1,286females per 1,000 males

## Dargahiganj PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBelgachhi
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224239

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

## How far is Dargahiganj from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)30 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)30 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 Dargahiganj?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dargahiganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shekhpura
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Dargahiganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 9 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Dargahiganj

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

■ Dargahiganj · ■ 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 ****0%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Dargahiganj?

■ Dargahiganj · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.3%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1286**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3667**

**975

Working population ****21.9%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.4% for men and 28.6% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (57%) · **■** Marginal 2 (29%)

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

- Bhakhri140 people
- Jhauwa134 people
- Shekhpura59 people
- Pokharia58 people
- Lal Man16 people
- Malepali9 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dargahiganj from Purnia?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dargahiganj?32 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dargahiganj in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dargahiganj?33.3% (Census 2011)