# Duba Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Duba

Duba is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,029 people in 1,624 households**, the 8th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 8,029people (2011)
- 1,624households
- 53.1%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Duba PIN code and other codes

Duba falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDuba
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222137

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

## How far is Duba from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (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 Duba?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Duba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Duba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Duba

Of every 100 households in Duba in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Duba · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**32%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Duba?

■ Duba · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**961

Working population ****33.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 45.6% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 520 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,185 (44%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 278 (10%) · **■** Marginal 710 (26%)

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

- Bhansia11,119 people
- Taran10,739 people
- Mahalgaon9,038 people
- Kursail8,278 people
- Bagdahara7,592 people
- Bara Istamrar7,379 people
- Masuria6,289 people
- Bhuna Majgawan6,074 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Duba from Araria?18 km by road
- What is the population of Duba?8,029 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duba in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Duba?53.1% (Census 2011)