# Dharmeshwar Gachh Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/dharmeshwar-gachh/ Village · Jokihat, Araria # Dharmeshwar Gachh Dharmeshwar Gachh is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854329**. The 2011 Census counted **2,593 people in 553 households**, the 48th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%. - 2,593people (2011) - 553households - 66.6%literacy - 854329PIN code ## Dharmeshwar Gachh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dharmeshwar Gachh is 854329.** Dharmeshwar Gachh falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854329 - Gram panchayatKesarra - Community development blockJokihat - Census village code222116 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dharmeshwar Gachh from nearby towns? - Jokihat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Araria (district HQ)23 km by road - Araria (nearest town)23 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 Dharmeshwar Gachh? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dharmeshwar Gachh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Dharmeshwar Gachh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dharmeshwar Gachh Of every 100 households in Dharmeshwar Gachh in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dharmeshwar Gachh · ■ Jokihat rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****20%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **93% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****39%** **17% Television ****2%** **2% Mobile phone ****80%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Dharmeshwar Gachh? ■ Dharmeshwar Gachh · ■ Jokihat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **53.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **961 Working population ****35.0%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 56.4% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (38%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (8%) · **■** Marginal 325 (36%) 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 Jokihat - Chirah3,008 people - Majgawan2,766 people - Kakorha2,745 people - Pathrabari2,653 people - Laruabari2,588 people - Khuti Kharia2,526 people - Dhobinia2,485 people - Kajleta2,437 people [All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dharmeshwar Gachh?854329 - How far is Dharmeshwar Gachh from Araria?23 km by road - What is the population of Dharmeshwar Gachh?2,593 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharmeshwar Gachh in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dharmeshwar Gachh?66.6% (Census 2011)