# Dokur Village, Palin, Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palin, Kurung Kumey 

# Dokur

Dokur is a village in Palin sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 41 households**, the 11th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 229people (2011)
- 41households
- 37.6%literacy
- 1,101females per 1,000 males

## Dokur PIN code and other codes

Dokur falls in Palin sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalin
- Census village code265227

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dokur from nearby towns?

- Palin (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ)108 km by road
- Palin (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dokur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dokur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Koloriang
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dokur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dokur

Of every 100 households in Dokur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dokur · ■ Palin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****2%**

**57%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****83%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dokur?

■ Dokur · ■ Palin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.6%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**932

Working population ****41.5%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.4% for men and 27.5% for women. 38% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 63 (66%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 29 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palin

- Rissi276 people
- Dui263 people
- Sanglum256 people
- Jaming Happa254 people
- Joleng229 people
- Langdung218 people
- Hallang197 people
- Amji185 people

[All 71 villages in Palin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/kurung-kumey/palin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dokur from Koloriang?108 km by road
- What is the population of Dokur?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dokur in?Kurung Kumey district (Palin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dokur?37.6% (Census 2011)