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- LGD code
- 224337
- Pincode
- 854104
- Post office
- Gurubazar
- Population
- 2,848
- Households
- 566
- Literacy rate
- 31.1%
- Sex ratio
- 866 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,068
Census 2011 · in context
How Diwandih compares
By population, Diwandih ranks #40 of 84 villages in Korha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
31.1%
−8.1% vs mandal average
- Diwandih
- 31.1%
- Korha mandal
- 39.2%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
866
−66 vs mandal average
- Diwandih
- 866
- Korha mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Diwandih
- 5.0
- Korha mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Diwandih at a glance
Diwandih is a village of 2,848 people in 566 households (Census 2011) in Korha block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 40th-largest of 84 villages in Korha block. Literacy is 31%, 8 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 866 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854104, served by Gurubazar post office; the LGD village code is 224337. The village votes in Darbhanga Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kumar Mandal. The population is estimated at 3,358 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Diwandih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 33
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PAWAI
- Total area (ha)
- 129.02
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60.65
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Diwandih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Diwandih
- LGD code
- 224337
- Pincode
- 854104
- Post office
- Gurubazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,848
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,358
- Households
- 566
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 866
- Literacy rate
- 31.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Mandal
- Block / Mandal
- Korha
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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