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- LGD code
- 225459
- Pincode
- 855114
- Post office
- Sonali
- Population
- 8,821
- Households
- 1,753
- Literacy rate
- 54.2%
- Sex ratio
- 926 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,685
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Dand Khora ची तुलना
By population, Dand Khora ranks #1 of 50 villages in Dandkhora mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
54.2%
+5.4% vs mandal average
- Dand Khora
- 54.2%
- Dandkhora mandal
- 48.8%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
926
−1 vs mandal average
- Dand Khora
- 926
- Dandkhora mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Dand Khora
- 5.0
- Dandkhora mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dand Khora एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Dand Khora हे बिहारच्या कटिहार जिल्ह्यातील Dandkhora ब्लॉकमधील 8,821 लोकसंख्येचे 1,753 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Dandkhora ब्लॉकमधील 50 गावांत सर्वात मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 54% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 49% पेक्षा 5 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 926 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 855114 आहे, Sonali पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 225459 आहे. गाव Purnia विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 10,400, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Dandkhora →
जवळच्या गावांची तुलना
शेजारी तुलना →| गाव | लोकसंख्या | साक्षरता | अंतर |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dand Khora · हे गाव | 8,821 | 54% | — |
| Ghoghra · Dandkhora | 1,029 | 46% | — |
| Rampura · Dandkhora | 862 | 55% | — |
| Ratanpura · Dandkhora | 520 | 45% | — |
| Bilaripari · Dandkhora | 361 | 42% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dand Khora
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 1
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DANDKHORA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,102.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,000
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dand Khora
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — Dand Khora
- LGD code
- 225459
- Pincode
- 855114
- Post office
- Sonali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,821
- Population (projected 2026)
- 10,400
- Households
- 1,753
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 926
- Literacy rate
- 54.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Dandkhora
- Nearest railway station
- Ranipatra (4.7 km)
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 855114
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dand Khora
Dandkhora मंडळ मधील इतर गावे
View all 49+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)