Village · Taljhari, Sahibganj
# Danga

Danga is a village in Taljhari sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816115. The 2011 Census counted 103 people in 24 households, the 131st largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.
- 103 people (2011)
- 24 households
- 42.9% literacy
- 816115 PIN code

## Danga PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Danga is 816115. Danga falls in Taljhari sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816115
- Gram panchayat Karanpur
- Community development block Taljhari
- Census village code 358844

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

## How far is Danga from nearby towns?
- Taljhari (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Danga?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Danga known for?

The main crops are rice.

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

## Homes and amenities in Danga

Of every 100 households in Danga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Danga · ■ Taljhari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 13%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 25% 27%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 4% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 79% 58%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Danga?

■ Danga · ■ Taljhari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.9% 47.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1239 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1111 966
- Working population 46.6% 46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.9% for men and 40.4% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Marginal 48 (100%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Taljhari
- Dawana 110 people
- Goalapahar 110 people
- Dobtokri Sonda 105 people
- Bhagapahar 103 people
- Basko 102 people
- Bekchuri 102 people
- Banapara 101 people
- Jirik 98 people

All 273 villages in Taljhari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Danga? 816115
- How far is Danga from Sahibganj? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Danga? 103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Danga in? Sahibganj district (Taljhari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Danga? 42.9% (Census 2011)

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