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- LGD code
- 221611
- Pincode
- 854318
- Post office
- Forbesganj
- Population
- 1,537
- Households
- 304
- Literacy rate
- 44.3%
- Sex ratio
- 888 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 649
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Dak ची तुलना
By population, Dak ranks #69 of 108 villages in Forbesganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.3%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Dak
- 44.3%
- Forbesganj mandal
- 41.6%
- Araria district
- 42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
888
−31 vs mandal average
- Dak
- 888
- Forbesganj mandal
- 919
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Dak
- 5.1
- Forbesganj mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dak एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Dak हे बिहारच्या अरारिया जिल्ह्यातील Forbesganj ब्लॉकमधील 1,537 लोकसंख्येचे 304 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Forbesganj ब्लॉकमधील 108 गावांत 69वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 44% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 42% पेक्षा 3 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 888 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 854318 आहे, Forbesganj पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 221611 आहे. सरपंच PARMANAND RISHI आहेत; गाव Phulparas विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Sheela Kumari. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 1,812, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Haripur →
जवळच्या गावांची तुलना
शेजारी तुलना →| गाव | लोकसंख्या | साक्षरता | अंतर |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak · हे गाव | 1,537 | 44% | — |
| Haripur · Forbesganj | 9,563 | 42% | — |
| Sukhirampur · Forbesganj | 894 | 15% | — |
| Dakripur · Forbesganj | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- FARBISGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Haripur
- Total area (ha)
- 225
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 80.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — Dak
- LGD code
- 221611
- Pincode
- 854318
- Post office
- Forbesganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,537
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,812
- Households
- 304
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 888
- Literacy rate
- 44.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhanjharpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulparas
- Member of Parliament
- Ramprit Mandal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sheela Kumari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PARMANAND RISHI
- Block / Mandal
- Forbesganj
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 854318
- RampurForbesganj mandal25,407 pop
- BarheparaNarpatganj mandal21,121 pop
- AurahiForbesganj mandal16,207 pop
- MirzapurForbesganj mandal14,498 pop
- KhairaNarpatganj mandal14,128 pop
- Doria SonapurForbesganj mandal13,744 pop
- ParwahaForbesganj mandal10,422 pop
- Khair KhanForbesganj mandal9,868 pop
- KhapdehNarpatganj mandal9,608 pop
तेच नाव, वेगळे ठिकाण
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dak
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- Khawaspur
- Pothia
- Kirkichia
- Jhirwa Purwari
- Arraha Madarganj
- Parwaha
- Matiari
- Bhagkohilia
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- Rahikpur Thila Mohan
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- Bhatiahi
- Jhirwa Pachhiari
- Ghoraghat
- Majhua
- Amhara
- Bhadesar
- Tharia Bakia
- Amauna
- Musahari
- Ramai
- Kurwa Lachhmipur
- Shahbazpur
- Baghmara
- Ganj Bhag
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)