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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/nikhrail/

Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Nikhrail

Nikhrail is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,178 people in 865 households**, the 15th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 4,178people (2011)
- 865households
- 49.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Nikhrail PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatAdhkaili
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224142

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

## How far is Nikhrail from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)20 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)20 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 Nikhrail?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nikhrail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Kanhriya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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

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 Nikhrail known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and jute**. About 84% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Nikhrail

Of every 100 households in Nikhrail in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nikhrail · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**21%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Nikhrail?

■ Nikhrail · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**975

Working population ****43.1%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 36.1% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 498 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 997 (55%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 172 (10%) · **■** Marginal 111 (6%)

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

- Adhkaili4,357 people
- Tamaut4,205 people
- Mathaur4,203 people
- Ekhua4,193 people
- Mahalbari3,564 people
- Dariapur3,478 people
- Katari3,257 people
- Dansar3,117 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nikhrail from Purnia?20 km by road
- What is the population of Nikhrail?4,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikhrail in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nikhrail?49.3% (Census 2011)