# Dhurlakh Village, Warisnagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/warisnagar/dhurlakh/ Village · Warisnagar, Samastipur # Dhurlakh Dhurlakh is a village in Warisnagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,172 people in 473 households**, the 37th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 2,172people (2011) - 473households - 52.5%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Dhurlakh PIN code and other codes Dhurlakh falls in Warisnagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhurlakh - Community development blockWarisnagar - Census village code236309 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhurlakh from nearby towns? - Warisnagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)13 km by road - Samstipur (nearest town)13 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 Dhurlakh? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurlakh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Dhurlakh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Dhurlakh Of every 100 households in Dhurlakh in 2011, 11 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhurlakh · ■ Warisnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **12% Toilet within the home ****9%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **82% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****38%** **44% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****25%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **33% 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 Dhurlakh? ■ Dhurlakh · ■ Warisnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899** **914 Working population ****35.3%** **31.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.6% for men and 41.1% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (22%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 66 (9%) · **■** Marginal 470 (61%) 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 Warisnagar - Paroria2,439 people - Bariarpur2,432 people - Begampur2,414 people - Nagar Basti2,298 people - Manipur2,134 people - Labahatta2,130 people - Milki2,104 people - Raghunathpur2,074 people [All 75 villages in Warisnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/warisnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhurlakh from Samastipur?13 km by road - What is the population of Dhurlakh?2,172 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhurlakh in?Samastipur district (Warisnagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhurlakh?52.5% (Census 2011)