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By population, Dhekwaha ranks #10 of 91 villages in Islampur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhekwaha బీహార్లోని నలందా జిల్లా, Islampur బ్లాక్లో 4,017 జనాభా 666 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Islampur బ్లాక్లోని 91 గ్రామాలలో 10వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 55%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 53% కంటే 3 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 901 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 801303, Islampur (Nalanda) పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 244911. గ్రామం Mokama అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Anant Kumar Singh. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 4,736, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Dhekwaha →
| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhekwaha · ఈ గ్రామం | 4,017 | 55% | — |
| Baralgawan · Islampur | 3,576 | 45% | — |
| Nilkanth Bigha · Islampur | 899 | 57% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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