# Daskurwa Village, Patepur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patepur, Vaishali 

# Daskurwa

Daskurwa is a village in Patepur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **198 people in 45 households**, the 137th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 198people (2011)
- 45households
- 64.3%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Daskurwa PIN code and other codes

Daskurwa falls in Patepur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLadho
- Community development blockPatepur
- Census village code235164

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

## How far is Daskurwa from nearby towns?

- Patepur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town)40 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 Daskurwa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Daskurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rupanpati
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sakra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sakra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Patepur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Daskurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 4 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Daskurwa

Of every 100 households in Daskurwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Daskurwa · ■ Patepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**42%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**49%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

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 Daskurwa?

■ Daskurwa · ■ Patepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**937

Working population ****30.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 50.7% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (74%) · **■** Other work 9 (15%) · **■** Marginal 6 (10%)

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 Patepur

- Chak Mir Baki309 people
- Bhagwanpur Urf Nurpur241 people
- Chak Ibrahim239 people
- Chak Abdul Kadir198 people
- Saidpur163 people

[All 143 villages in Patepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/patepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Daskurwa from Hajipur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Daskurwa?198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daskurwa in?Vaishali district (Patepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Daskurwa?64.3% (Census 2011)