# Mocharim Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/mocharim/ Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya # Mocharim Mocharim is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,808 people in 1,643 households**, the 1st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 9,808people (2011) - 1,643households - 65.4%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Mocharim PIN code and other codes Mocharim falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMocharim - Community development blockBodh Gaya - Census village code256572 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mocharim from nearby towns? - Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)15 km by road - Bodh Gaya (nearest town)9 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 Mocharim? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mocharim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bodh Gaya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bodh Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Mocharim known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 1,165 hectares of village land is sown, and 846 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 Mocharim Of every 100 households in Mocharim in 2011, 30 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mocharim · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **17% Toilet within the home ****18%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **87% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****44%** **42% Television ****20%** **13% Mobile phone ****56%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **37% 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 Mocharim? ■ Mocharim · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **958 Working population ****40.4%** **37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 54.0% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 749 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 678 (17%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 752 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,764 (44%) 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 Bodh Gaya - Koshila4,891 people - Atiya4,591 people - Jamari4,117 people - Kurmawan4,073 people [All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mocharim from Gaya?15 km by road - What is the population of Mocharim?9,808 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mocharim in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mocharim?65.4% (Census 2011)