# Dakaiha Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Dakaiha

Dakaiha is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,926 people in 371 households**, the 35th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 1,926people (2011)
- 371households
- 52.6%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Dakaiha PIN code and other codes

Dakaiha falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDamaili
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223317

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

## How far is Dakaiha from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)22 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)22 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 Dakaiha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dakaiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Dhamdaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Dakaiha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 85% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Dakaiha

Of every 100 households in Dakaiha in 2011, 35 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakaiha · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**10%

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

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**28%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dakaiha?

■ Dakaiha · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**955

Working population ****48.8%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 44.0% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 556 (59%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 326 (35%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Khanua3,849 people
- Kishunpur Balua3,103 people
- Harpur2,574 people
- Sihuli2,293 people
- Utna1,865 people
- Chandrahi1,843 people
- Miliki1,709 people
- Bela Champawati1,335 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakaiha from Purnia?22 km by road
- What is the population of Dakaiha?1,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakaiha in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakaiha?52.6% (Census 2011)