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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NILAM DEVI
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- LGD code
- 219476
- Pincode
- 843323
- Post office
- Manikchowk
- Population
- 2,543
- Households
- 586
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Sex ratio
- 921 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 776
Census 2011 · in context
How Dasain compares
By population, Dasain ranks #45 of 102 villages in Runisaidpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.7%
+9.0% vs mandal average
- Dasain
- 51.7%
- Runisaidpur mandal
- 42.7%
- Sitamarhi district
- 42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
+36 vs mandal average
- Dasain
- 921
- Runisaidpur mandal
- 885
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Dasain
- 4.3
- Runisaidpur mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dasain at a glance
Dasain is a village of 2,543 people in 586 households (Census 2011) in Runisaidpur block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, the 45th-largest of 102 villages in Runisaidpur block. Literacy is 52%, 9 points above the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843323, served by Manikchowk post office; the LGD village code is 219476. The sarpanch is NILAM DEVI, and the village votes in Gaura Bauram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sujit Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,998 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tikauli →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dasain · this village | 2,543 | 52% | — |
| Tikauli · Runisaidpur | 9,261 | 29% | — |
| Rasulpur Malmala · Runisaidpur | 1,632 | 36% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dasain
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SITAMARHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tikauli
- Total area (ha)
- 122.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dasain
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dasain
- LGD code
- 219476
- Pincode
- 843323
- Post office
- Manikchowk
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,543
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,998
- Households
- 586
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 921
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gaura Bauram
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sujit Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NILAM DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Runisaidpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843323
- Manik ChaukRunisaidpur mandal28,097 pop
- BaghariRunisaidpur mandal12,943 pop
- Masumnagar Urf PremnagarRunisaidpur mandal12,052 pop
- TikauliRunisaidpur mandal9,261 pop
- Balua KharauaRunisaidpur mandal9,104 pop
- Bahilwara Urf GarhaRunisaidpur mandal7,484 pop
- MaunaRunisaidpur mandal4,385 pop
- KauriaRunisaidpur mandal3,715 pop
- KodariaRunisaidpur mandal3,469 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dasain
Other villages in Runisaidpur mandal
View all 60+ →- Manik Chauk
- Rampur Saidpur Runi
- Mursand
- Baghari
- Thuma
- Masumnagar Urf Premnagar
- Athri
- Pota Urf Tajpur Phaksia Bharthi
- Tikauli
- Walipur Sarhanchia
- Bengahi
- Balua Kharaua
- Mahesha Farrukhpur
- Deona Buzurg
- Bahilwara Urf Garha
- Siri Khinria
- Gurdah Urf Ghausnagar
- Mehsaul
- Belahi Nil Kanth
- Gidha Phulwaria Urf Bhagwanpur
- Bishunpur Basdeo Urf Bishunpur
- Barheta
- Gangwara Buzurg
- Bulandpur Urf Husainpur
- Madhaulsani
- Mauna
- Rain Bishuni
- Mahindwara
- Kauria
- Kharka
- Kodaria
- Manpur Ratnauli Urf Ratnouli Asli
- Bahilwara Tola Dhanukhi
- Bahilwara Urf Garha
- Punarwara
- Bhanspatti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)