Dalan
Katihar block · Katihar district, Bihar · PIN 854105 · village code 225479
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 21,266 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 12,218 — a drop of more than 40%. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
21,266
Male / female
10,925 / 10,341
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
947
Children aged 0–6
5,110
Literacy rate
32.7%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
2,331 / 1,030
Working population
6,531
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
71.2%
Households
3,866
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was surveyed once by each. The figures below are from Dalan West panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 1 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 1 km away
No
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre
CHC
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
455
Teachers
7
Students per teacher
65
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
No
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
802
Non-farm households
292
Share of households farming, 2020
73%
Net sown area
405 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
405 / 399 / 66
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Location
25.5495, 87.5725 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Dakra · Dakra · Dakra English · Dalalpur · Damaipur · Damdolia · Damodarpur · Damodarpur Chhota Taraf