Village · Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*, Palamu
# Dagra

Dagra is a village in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822113. The 2011 Census counted 1,806 people in 312 households, the 9th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.
- 1,806 people (2011)
- 312 households
- 40.6% literacy
- 822113 PIN code

## Dagra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dagra is 822113. Dagra falls in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822113
- Gram panchayat Dagra
- Community development block Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*
- Census village code 365643

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dagra from nearby towns?
- Chhatarpur (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dagra?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dagra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chattarpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dagra known for?

The main crops are rice. About 40% of the 707 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dagra

Of every 100 households in Dagra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dagra · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 1% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 95%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 17% 32%
- Television 2% 5%
- Mobile phone 18% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 58% 42%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dagra?

■ Dagra · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 40.6% 53.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 927
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 949 986
- Working population 43.9% 43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.9% for men and 31.9% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 236 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 86 (11%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 50 (6%) · ■ Marginal 418 (53%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*
- Jamua Alias Bishunpur 2,419 people
- Kauwal 2,037 people
- Khairadohar 1,869 people
- Lalgara 1,824 people
- Khardiha 1,787 people
- Taridih 1,761 people
- Silda Khurd 1,682 people
- Bara 1,599 people

All 98 villages in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dagra? 822113
- How far is Dagra from Medininagar? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Dagra? 1,806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dagra in? Palamu district (Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dagra? 40.6% (Census 2011)

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