# Deodha Village, Kasba, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kasba, Purnia 

# Deodha

Deodha is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,324 people in 502 households**, the 29th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 2,324people (2011)
- 502households
- 60.3%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Deodha PIN code and other codes

Deodha falls in Kasba sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMalharia
- Community development blockKasba
- Census village code223564

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

## How far is Deodha from nearby towns?

- Kasba (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)8 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 Deodha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Deodha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school5–10 km · Kasba
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Deodha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Deodha

Of every 100 households in Deodha in 2011, 13 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deodha · ■ Kasba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**50%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**19%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Deodha?

■ Deodha · ■ Kasba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**965

Working population ****35.1%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 51.1% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (50%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (10%) · **■** Marginal 236 (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 Kasba

- Shikarpur2,506 people
- Lagan2,490 people
- Mahthaur2,413 people
- Semaria2,377 people
- Kamalpur2,319 people
- Banaili2,129 people
- Basantpur2,044 people
- Gargata Narharia1,835 people

[All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deodha from Purnia?20 km by road
- What is the population of Deodha?2,324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deodha in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deodha?60.3% (Census 2011)