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- LGD code
- 220049
- Pincode
- 847108
- Post office
- Narahiya
- Population
- 4,542
- Households
- 924
- Literacy rate
- 46.9%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,133
Census 2011 · in context
How Dakahi compares
By population, Dakahi ranks #13 of 66 villages in Laukahi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.9%
+2.3% vs mandal average
- Dakahi
- 46.9%
- Laukahi mandal
- 44.6%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
+7 vs mandal average
- Dakahi
- 953
- Laukahi mandal
- 946
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Dakahi
- 4.9
- Laukahi mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dakahi at a glance
Dakahi is a village of 4,542 people in 924 households (Census 2011) in Laukahi block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 13th-largest of 66 villages in Laukahi block. Literacy is 47%, 2 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847108, served by Narahiya post office; the LGD village code is 220049. The village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 5,355 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dharhara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakahi · this village | 4,542 | 47% | — |
| Dharhara · Laukahi | 4,238 | 41% | — |
| Matahi · Laukahi | 2,287 | 47% | — |
| Chandarpatti · Laukahi | 903 | 40% | — |
| Bolhar · Laukahi | 333 | 61% | — |
| Kulhadia · Laukahi | 230 | 18% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dakahi
- 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
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GHOGHARDIHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Dakahi
- Total area (ha)
- 425
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 100
- Forest area (ha)
- 19
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dakahi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dakahi
- LGD code
- 220049
- Pincode
- 847108
- Post office
- Narahiya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,542
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,355
- Households
- 924
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 46.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Block / Mandal
- Laukahi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 847108
- BarhampurGhoghardiha mandal17,882 pop
- BangawanLaukahi mandal16,574 pop
- NarahiaLaukahi mandal13,740 pop
- BaruwarLaukahi mandal12,925 pop
- MansapurLaukahi mandal11,196 pop
- NarindarpurLaukahi mandal9,395 pop
- BaswariGhoghardiha mandal8,724 pop
- DhanchhihaLaukahi mandal7,033 pop
- BarhampurGhoghardiha mandal6,728 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)