# Darha Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Darha

Darha is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,972 people in 376 households**, the 43rd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 1,972people (2011)
- 376households
- 51.8%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Darha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatIchalo
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224114

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

## How far is Darha from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)21 km by road
- Purinia (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 Darha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Darha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather 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 school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purinia
- ○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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Darha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Darha

Of every 100 households in Darha in 2011, 13 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darha · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**21%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**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 Darha?

■ Darha · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**975

Working population ****26.1%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 42.7% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 160 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 311 (60%)

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

- Patringa2,099 people
- Manikpur2,059 people
- Basbaili2,014 people
- Maria1,976 people
- Phulpur1,936 people
- Saura1,923 people
- Babhani1,865 people
- Nifatpur1,767 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Darha from Purnia?21 km by road
- What is the population of Darha?1,972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darha in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Darha?51.8% (Census 2011)