# Dahkani Village, Daraundha, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Daraundha, Siwan 

# Dahkani

Dahkani is a village in Daraundha sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841404**. The 2011 Census counted **663 people in 101 households**, the 67th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 663people (2011)
- 101households
- 89.6%literacy
- 841404PIN code

## Dahkani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dahkani is 841404.** Dahkani falls in Daraundha sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- PIN code841404
- Gram panchayatKodharikala
- Community development blockDaraundha
- Census village code232692

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

## How far is Dahkani from nearby towns?

- Daraundha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)22 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)7 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 Dahkani?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dahkani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Daraunda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maharajganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Dahkani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Dahkani

Of every 100 households in Dahkani in 2011, 12 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dahkani · ■ Daraundha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****89%**

**78%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

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 Dahkani?

■ Dahkani · ■ Daraundha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**934

Working population ****24.7%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 83.1% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 107 (65%)

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 Daraundha

- Birti tola867 people
- Dipni849 people
- Milki Madhwapur789 people
- Daunchhapra687 people
- Chintamanpur644 people
- Rangrauli591 people
- Mirachak569 people
- Gobindapur525 people

[All 82 villages in Daraundha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/daraundha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dahkani?841404
- How far is Dahkani from Siwan?22 km by road
- What is the population of Dahkani?663 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahkani in?Siwan district (Daraundha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dahkani?89.6% (Census 2011)