# Dasaut Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Dasaut

Dasaut is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,610 people in 1,830 households**, the 5th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 8,610people (2011)
- 1,830households
- 59.9%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Dasaut PIN code and other codes

Dasaut falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDasaut
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236443

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

## How far is Dasaut from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Rosera (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 Dasaut?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dasaut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Shivajinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivajinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Dasaut known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Dasaut

Of every 100 households in Dasaut in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dasaut · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dasaut?

■ Dasaut · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**903

Working population ****32.8%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 49.8% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 387 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 998 (35%) · **■** Household industry 266 (9%) · **■** Other work 269 (10%) · **■** Marginal 905 (32%)

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 Shivaji Nagar

- Karian25,225 people
- Balipur Parsuram14,176 people
- Rahiar Kunchi11,496 people
- Madhurapur9,093 people
- Jakhar6,852 people
- Kaji Dumra6,849 people
- Dharampur6,477 people
- Ghiwahi6,332 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dasaut from Samastipur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dasaut?8,610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dasaut in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dasaut?59.9% (Census 2011)